Meriel Schindler > Withers LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Withers LLP Offices
20 Old Bailey
LONDON
EC4M 7AN
England
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Meriel Schindler
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Meriel is head of the global employment team and advises both employers and senior executives on all aspects of employment and LLP law. Meriel frequently advises on complex, international and delicate issues for high profile clients such as household name charities, renowned brands and CEOs embroiled in board disputes involving listed companies. Over the past year, she has advised on substantial whistleblowing and discrimination cases, internal investigations into bullying and harassment, contract negotiations, as well as sensitive grievances. Meriel is also a trained workplace mediator.
Meriel is quick to grasp complex detail and devise strategies that get clients what they want. She is valued by both clients and peers for her experience, creative solutions and unique insight.
Regarded as a ‘superb lawyer’, clients attest to her ‘calm and wise counsel’ and ‘excellent commercial and practical advice’. She is also widely recognised as a leading individual for her advice to both senior executives and employers in many legal directories.
Languages
Fluent in English, German and French.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; and
Trustee of Arvon.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
(Hall of Fame)Boasting ‘unrivalled experience of the very senior executive market‘, Withers LLP is extremely skilled in a range of senior executive employment matters, especially corporate reshuffling. Meriel Schindler
heads up the group and is a key port of call for senior executives seeking advice on moving jobs, the negotiation of their service agreements and crisis situations. The group is ably supported by Elaine Aarons, who has wide-ranging sector expertise; Claire Christy, who manages complex exits and negotiations of settlement terms; James Hockin, who is experienced in disciplinary investigations; employment litigation expert Melissa Paz; Hugh More, who focuses on the contentious work; and Lisa Lewinsohn, a key contact for clients in the financial services space.
London > Employment > Employers
Withers LLP fields an agile team, which acts for many organisations of various sizes and structures. Its client base includes founders, start-ups and entrepreneurs, as well as large household names. It is best known for its expertise in the luxury brand market, and the financial sector. The group is also recognised for its work with national charities. In addition, it has a wealth of experience of working with family-owned businesses and family offices. The practice is collectively led by Meriel Schindler ; Claire Christy and Hugh More.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Employment > Senior executives
- Senior executives London > Employment
- Employers London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)