Emma Wayland > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England

Work Department

Employment

Position

Emma has 20 years’ experience advising a broad range of employers from start-ups to multinationals on day-to-day employment matters which may include advice on employment agreements, senior executive exits, restrictive covenants, redundancies and employee relations matters. She is frequently involved in global projects, such as cross-border reorganisations and HR initiatives, coordinating advice with overseas lawyers and ensuring consistency and compliance.

Emma also advises on the employment aspects of corporate transactions such as private equity transactions, mergers, acquisitions and outsourcing (including TUPE transfers).

Emma has advised employers across a variety of sectors including clients in the finance industry, mediahospitality, recruitment and central government, but with a particular specialism in advising technology companies.

Career

Emma qualified as a solicitor in 2004. Prior to joining Keystone Law, she worked at the following organisations:

  • Taylor Wessing
  • Mayer Brown
  • Squire Patton Boggs
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Slaughter & May
  • In-house at UK Government, Synopsys, Cloudflare and Carlsberg