Susannah Kintish > Mishcon de Reya LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Susannah Kintish
Work Department
Employment
Position
Susannah is a Partner in the Firm’s Employment Department. She acts for employers and employees on contentious and non-contentious matters with experience of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and Employment Tribunal. She works at the forefront of the legal landscape advising clients on matters arising out of the “gig” economy and is a recognised commentator in both the press and legal profession on matters relating to worker status. Susannah acted for Pimlico Plumbers in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in the landmark case on worker status and holiday pay respectively.
Susannah frequently advises businesses and individuals in relation to restrictive covenant, theft of confidential information and team move cases, including in respect of applications for injunctive relief. She is recognised in this area and has authored a chapter on the subject in the pre-eminent employment practitioners’ textbook: Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law.
Susannah also advises both businesses and senior individuals in relation to (and conducts) investigations, particularly (but not exclusively) in circumstances where there is a regulatory and/or serious reputational risk for her clients.
Susannah advises on strategic issues as well as on terminations, redundancies, settlement agreements, all aspects of discrimination and whistleblowing legislation, restrictive covenants, executive remuneration issues and corporate strategy and structuring issues. Susannah also has experience of advising on confidentiality and privacy issues in relation to both Court and Tribunal proceedings.
Susannah frequently advises C-Suite Executives on a wide-range of employment-related issues.
Susannah is recognised as having a strategic, pragmatic and commercial approach by her clients who come from a range of sectors including financial services, private equity, insurance, professional services, Fin Tech, design, fashion and recruitment.
Susannah is a member of the Firm’s Technology Group, Retail and Fashion Group and Recruitment Services Group and advises on start-up and scale-up issues for companies. Susannah is also a member of the Employment Lawyers’ Association and a board member of Cosmetic Executive Women. .
Susannah undertakes regular pro-bono work. She represented the Jewish Labour Movement in relation to the referral of the Labour Party to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on issues of antisemitism. Susannah also advised the Criminal Bar Association in respect of the Equality Act issues arising out of the proposed extended operating hours. She also acted for the family of Siham Hamud in connection with the legal proceedings threatened by her school following her refusal to comply with the school’s uniform policy on the grounds of her religious belief.
For her involvement in some of the biggest employment cases in recent years, Susannah has been recognised by The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2020 as a standout lawyer shaping the legal profession in the UK.
Career
Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP; Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP; Associate, Mishcon de Reya; Solicitor, Mishcon de Reya; Trainee, Lovells LLP
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Education
Leeds University, LLB Hons
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
(Next Generation Partners)Lauded as ‘fantastic’, the team at Mishcon de Reya LLP advises on a range of high-value corporate team moves and reshuffles, as well as assisting with complex restrictive covenant issues, and a breadth of investigatory work. Team head Daniel Naftalin is noted for his regulatory expertise, while Susannah Kintish and Jennifer Millins handle remuneration agreements and unlawful termination challenges. Joanna Blackburn is ‘a one-woman powerhouse’ who represents senior executives throughout disciplinary and dismissal processes, and also handles sex discrimination claims. Other key team members are Greg Campbell, who works on reputation management cases, Sharon Tan, who handles whistleblowing claims, and managing associate Matthew Wood.
London > Employment > Employers
(Leading individuals)Mishcon de Reya LLP is retained by well-known companies across several sectors to assist with ongoing employment advice and provide representation in tribunal disputes, including precedent-setting cases. Recent work involves defending claims of alleged unlawful conspiracy surrounding high-level employee recruitment. The team is led by Daniel Naftalin, who has experience litigating before the EAT, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and has particular expertise on restrictive covenant enforcement. Also key to the team are Joanna Blackburn, whose experience includes advising major fashion brands and other law firms, and multi-party litigation specialist Sharon Tan. Gig economy expert Susannah Kintish, who acted for Pimlico Plumbers in their major 2018 Supreme Court employment status case, is a further name to note, as are whistleblowing and team moves litigator Jennifer Millins and experienced senior associate Matthew Wood. Managing associate Emily Knight, who frequently leads on high-profile disputes, is highly recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employers London > Employment
- Leading individuals London > Employment > Employers
- Next Generation Partners London > Employment > Senior executives
- Senior executives London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Health and safety
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Court of protection