Mr Darren Smith > Herrington Carmichael LLP > Camberley, England > Lawyer Profile

Herrington Carmichael LLP
Building 2, Watchmoor Park
Brennan House, Farnborough Aerospace Centre Business Park
Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6XR
GU14 6XR
England

Work Department

Employment

Position

Partner, Employment Law

Darren Smith is a employment law solicitor with a wealth of experience advising businesses and senior executives on Employment Law and HR related issues, focusing on solutions that work for them. In 2015 and 2019 he was named as a “rising star” in the Legal 500 and a “next generation lawyer” in 2017 and 2018. Darren is also an experienced trainer and regular seminar speaker.

Darren previously sat as part of the Leisure and Hospitality sector within his last firm and brings lots of experience of working with clients in that industry. He has used those experiences to ensure the right advice is tailored to the culture and needs of clients in the Leisure and Hospitality sector.

Clients have previously praised Darren for being “knowledgeable, pragmatic and calm” and that he “provides invaluable support steering them through the complexities of employment legislation” and they “enjoy working” with him.

Career

Darren joined Herrington Carmichael from Boyes Turner in February 2020.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Employment > Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40

(Leading individuals)

Darren Smith 

Herrington Carmichael LLP

Herrington Carmichael LLP acts on behalf of an international client base on a full range of complex matters, including discrimination claims, unfair dismissal and whistleblowing employment tribunal proceedings, cross-border senior exits, restructurings, and GDPR projects. Partner and practice head Alistair McArthur comes highly recommended, and excels when it comes to enforcement of complex employment tribunal litigation, post-termination obligations and TUPE. Leisure and hospitality sector expert Darren Smith continues to focus on rapidly expanding the team’s client base in the area.