Helen Sherborne > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England

Work Department

Employment: employers and senior executives.

Position

Helen’s is a highly skilled and experienced employment lawyer with over 30 years of experience. She advises CEOs and board directors and leaders across many industries, including board members of premier football teams, heads of banks, heads of film studios and senior television executives. Helen’s particular area of expertise is in acting for individuals in the negotiation of their new employment contracts and in terminations as well as in issues of discrimination and harassment. She is known for her very personal bespoke service, being a firm believer that one size does not fit all and that her role is to look at all options to achieve outcomes that are often considered unachievable by others. She is known to be extremely dedicated to her clients and highly empathetic. Over the years, she has carved a real niche/reputation in the media and social media space and counts many senior executives and board directors amongst her impressive client base. Helen has also acted against Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company for over five years on behalf of employees both here and in the US.

Career

Trained Herbert Smith, qualified 1994. Herbert Smith, 1992-2002; Keystone Law, 2009.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Senior executives

Keystone Law is noted for its ‘deep experience‘, with particular strengths in cross-jurisdictional exit negotiation, whistleblowing cases, unlawful dismissal claims, and settlement agreements. Helen Sherborne acts on high-value and high-profile cases spanning the breadth of discrimination litigation, including claims relating to sex, age, and disability. Angharad Harris leads on corporate investigations and negotiates business departures, while Clive Howard advises on unfair dismissals, regularly appearing before the Employment Tribunal. Other key figures are Alistair French, whose broad caseload encompasses contentious and non-contentious work, and Jane Wheeler, who is a key contact for businesses and senior executives from a broad range of industries, including fitness, advertising and charity.