
Keystone Law
England
Lawyers

Marie van der Zyl OBE
- Phone020 3319 3700
- Email[email protected]
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Work Department
Employment
Position
Marie is an employment lawyer with over 30 years’ experience, advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, principally working with employers, senior executives, charities, LLPs, partnerships, and a chamber of commerce. Marie deals with senior exits, terminations and restructuring across a number of sectors including legal, retail, advertising, financial, education, construction, religious institutions and charities, and leisure.
Marie has expertise in complex discrimination claims involving race, sex, disability and religion, and in relation to diversity issues in the workplace. In addition, Marie is a leading adviser when it comes to gig economy and IR35, having been involved in several leading cases.
Marie also specialises in team moves and restrictive covenants and is a trusted advisor on day-to-day employment matters and performance management.
Marie is a well-known public speaker on TV and radio including on Question Time, Newsnight and the Today Programme and, was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2023.
Career
Marie qualified as a solicitor in 1991. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2023, she worked at the following firms:
Ince Gordon Dadds Davenport LyonsMemberships
48th President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
OBE awarded in the 2023 New Year Honours List
Trustee for the Holocaust Memorial Trust, and a Vice President of the World Jewish Congress and their Commissioner for Gender Equality and Inclusion
Regular speaker on radio and television including Question Time, Newsnight and the Today Programme