Rachel Mathieson > Bates Wells > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bates Wells Offices
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE
England
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Rachel Mathieson
Work Department
Employment
Position
Rachel is a Partner specialising in employment law. She advises household name corporates and charities on complex discrimination and whistleblowing matters, worker status issues, handling breach of restrictive covenants including enforcement action and managing boardroom disputes. She also advises senior executives in the financial sector on new contracts including bonus provisions as well as negotiating favourable exit packages.
Career
- Trainee Solicitor, Druces LLP, 2012
- Solicitor, Druces LLP, 2014
- Joined Bates Wells, 2016
- Associate, Bates Wells, 2018
- Senior Associate, Bates Wells, 2020
- Rising Star of the Year 2021, British Legal Awards
- Shortlisted for ‘Solicitor of the Year 2021’, Law Society Awards
- Shortlisted for ‘Legal Personality of the Year’, LexisNexis awards 2021
- Promoted to Partner, Bates Wells, 2023
Memberships
- Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
Education
- University of Manchester, Law (LLB), 2011
- The College of Law, Legal Practise Course, 2012
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
(Next Generation Partners)Bates Wells‘ employment practice is regularly instructed to act on behalf of senior executives in the banking, online retail and media sectors. Paul Jennings, who is leaned on by senior political figures, national TV broadcasters and board-level executives for advice, jointly heads the team alongside Lucy McLynn. Other notable members of the practice include Rachel Mathieson, who is active in assisting clients in the financial services sector, and Hannah Wright.
London > Employment > Employers
Lucy Mclynn heads a versatile team at Bates Wells, which is particularly known for its support to third-sector employers on a wide range of issues. It continues to be involved in some key litigation relating to issues such as transgender rights, and artificial intelligence. A growing area of focus is advising on investigations. The practice continues to receive a regular stream of work about handling senior staff changes, and managing a changing workforce. Other names to note include Paul Jennings, Paul Seath and Rachel Mathieson.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Employment > Senior executives
- Senior executives London > Employment
- Employers London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Electoral
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market