William Granger > Wedlake Bell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Wedlake Bell LLP
71 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
LONDON
EC4V 4AY
England
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Work Department

Employment

Position

William advises on all aspects of employment, executive and LLP law.

He has a particular focus on advice at the executive level of organisations and is noted for handling the more sensitive, complex, high profile or newsworthy issues.

His clients encompass organisations, leaders, senior executives, boards, committees, teams, shareholders and investors – both within the UK and internationally. William operates across a breadth of sectors, including financial services, media, marketing, leisure and private wealth.

William’s expertise includes: leadership support, crisis communications, whistleblowing, discrimination, unfair prejudice, team moves, investigations, boardroom disputes, incentives, relationship and change management problem solving and every kind of dispute resolution.

William is often referred for his understanding of reputation protection, values, teamwork and the people aspects of transactions and governance.

He is a qualified leadership coach (graduate of the Meyler Campbell Mastered Programme). He is editor of the XpertHR guide to whistleblowing.

Career

He joined the firm in September 2019 to help spearhead the team.  He qualified 1992 in a West End firm, founded the employment group within 3 years, became partner soon afterwards and then swiftly on to head of the division and board member. Through 2 mergers in 2009 and 2014 he remained a senior partner at Charles Russell Speechlys advising in the senior management, employment and LLP fields.

Memberships

A member of the Employment Lawyers Association, Industrial Law Society, Managing Partners Forum and Association of Partnership Practitioners, William regularly writes, speaks and trains on topical issues.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Senior executives

Counting board teams, committees, and executives among its clients, Wedlake Bell LLP is noted for its strength in whistleblowing cases. William Granger leads the practice and is well versed in advising on boardroom disputes, discrimination cases, and team moves. The team was significantly bolstered in October 2023 with the addition of Stephen Ravenscroft from Memery Crystal; since joining, he has often assisted with management level investigations and restrictive covenant issues. Jemma Pugh is another key member of the team.