Ruby Dinsmore > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
125 WOOD STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7AW
England

Work Department

Employment

Position

Ruby is a partner in the employment team based in London, with a focus on acting for senior executives and partners, many of whom are based in the financial and professional services sectors. She advises on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment and partnership matters and is recognised, in particular, for her expertise in exit strategies, complex exit settlement negotiations, whistleblowing, and discrimination claims.

Her clients include managing directors, finance and compliance directors, founders, and C-suite executives. Recognised as a leader in her field, she has over a decade’s experience and is commended by clients for her empathy, pragmatism, and tough negotiation skills.

In addition to her senior executive practice, Ruby has a significant track record in advising, litigating, and negotiating on maternity, sex, age, and disability discrimination cases. She has a strong interest in issues facing women at work, including pregnancy and maternity discrimination, equal pay disputes, salary negotiations and sexual harassment, and she also frequently advises individuals with mental health conditions in relation to disability discrimination and reasonable adjustment disputes. She is adept at helping her clients navigate internal grievance, conduct and performance processes.

A regular contributor to the print and broadcast media on employment law issues, Ruby has established herself as a sought-after spokesperson.

Memberships

Ruby is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Senior executives

The team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has a ‘strategic and empathetic’ approach to assisting senior executives, with a particular focus on contentious departures in the financial sector. Alongside this, the firm advises on non-contentious reshuffling, exit negotiation, and post-termination restriction cases. Paul Mander is experienced at handling the full range of departures, while Ruby Dinsmore is ‘a force to be reckoned with’, and specialises in discrimination litigation, particularly pertaining to gross misconduct and sexual harassment. Other key team members include Tom Walker, who leads on regulatory work, managing associate Hester Jewitt, and senior associate Sarah Mant.