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James Baker
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner and Head of Employment
Career
James is a partner and head of Lee & Thompson’s Employment team. He has over 20 years’ experience as an employment lawyer, most recently heading up the Employment team at Teacher Stern which he joined in 2009 and grew the team from a standing start.
His work covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law with a particular emphasis on business protection and confidentiality, TUPE, negotiating the beginning and end of employment relationships for employers and senior executives and day-to-day employment advice for businesses and individuals. James has experience working for clients in the film and TV sector as well as the wider creative industries.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
(Firms to watch)Pre-eminent in the media and entertainment space, Lee & Thompson LLP‘s growing senior executives practice also represents former senior government ministers, HR directors, business critical engineers and private equity and law firm partners in a range of disputes and negotiations. James Baker is described as ‘good humoured and unfailingly charming to deal with… calm under pressure and an excellent negotiator.’
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- Employment > Senior executives