Richard Freedman > Stephenson Harwood > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Stephenson Harwood Offices
1 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7SH
England
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Richard Freedman
Work Department
Employment, Pensions & Private Wealth
Position
Richard’s litigious experience includes complex TUPE related disputes including acting on a high value multiple claim tri-party matter. In addition to his contentious work he also advises employers and senior employees on service agreements, employment contracts, staff policies and procedures and consultancy agreements. He also regularly drafts, negotiates and advises on settlement (compromise) agreements.
Richard has worked with clients in a variety of sectors to provide ‘day-to-day’ employment related advice on a number of issues arising in the course of the employment relationship. This has included disciplinary and grievance procedures and disputes in relation to the recent legal changes on holiday pay.
He also has a range of experience in advising and providing support on the employment aspects of corporate transactions including private acquisitions (both share sales/purchases and business asset transfers), management buy outs and IPOs.
Richard qualified in England and Wales in 2012.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
Stephenson Harwood
‘s ‘exceptionally strong’ team is instructed by senior executives across a variety of sectors. Paul Reeves leads the team, and handles high-profile cases relating to post-termination restrictions and contentious exits more generally. Anne Pritam and Richard Freedman provide advice on settlement agreements, and departures and arrivals. Other key work includes whistleblowing claims relating to financial impropriety and sexual harassment.
London > Employment > Employers
Advising clients across a span of industries, Stephenson Harwood is recommended for both litigious work and ongoing support. Practice head Paul Reeves has a particular specialism in acting for financial services and luxury retail clients. Anne Pritam is notable for her cross-jurisdictional expertise, supporting the development of the firm’s employment practice in Dubai. TUPE transfers expert Richard Freedman is also recommended, while associate Natalie Edwards stands out for her specialist knowledge of employment issues in the rail industry.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Transport > Rail
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Employment > Senior executives
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers