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125 Wood Street
LONDON
EC2V 7AN
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Darren Isaacs
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GQ|Littler is the leading employment law firm for employers in the UK and Ireland. We offer risk-based advice and litigation services on employment, immigration, employee tax and incentives issues. We work globally as part of Littler, the world's largest employment law firm with over 1,800 lawyers in 100 offices worldwide. Being part of Littler enables the firm to seamlessly provide high-quality advice and support across a wide range of international markets and benefit from cutting-edge technology, research and knowledge management resources.
Position
Darren is a partner at the firm who co-leads GQ|Littler’s international practice development team. Darren focuses on EMEA co-ordination and cross-border HR legal work for business clients. Examples of Darren’s work include: advising a global IT business on the EU employment law aspects of its acquisition of a rival; leading the employment law team advising on the Lehman Brothers insolvency in Europe; advising on the largest ever international roll-out of regulatory compliant bonus scheme rules for an international bank (60 countries); leading the European employment law team on a global demerger and separate listing; assisting a global “gig economy” start-up to establish operations across EMEA. Darren also hosts Littler’s quarterly Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) webinars focusing on EU labour laws and provides training on all aspects of cross-border employment law.
Career
Darren has practised in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. Prior to joining the firm in September 2012, he worked at Magic Circle firm Linklaters and was the head of the UK employment law practice at US firm Bryan Cave. Darren has previously been awarded the International Law Office Client Choice Award for leading UK Counsel and was ranked first in a three-year survey of leading European M&A employment lawyers by the publication Mergermarket. Publications of note: consulting author of HR Bullets, a publication that provides expert comment and analysis on the implications of employment law for the HR professional. ‘Business Acquisitions in the EU: Key HR Legal Considerations’, International In-House Counsel Journal, vol. 7, no. 26, Winter 2014 (joint).
Languages
English.
Memberships
European Employment Lawyers Association, Employment Lawyers Association, Industrial Law Society, International Bar Association, The Law Society of England & Wales.
Education
1989 – 1994: The Australian National University, Bec Statistics
1989 – 1994: The Australian National University, The LLB Law
1989 – 1994: The Australian National University, GDL
2010: The College of Law, LPC
Leisure
Darren has a particular interest in architecture and garden design.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Employers
Boutique employment law firm GQ | LITTLER advises a number of major international corporate clients on matters including tribunal litigation, post-transactional restructuring and ongoing internal matters. The practice is jointly headed by board-level crisis management specialist Paul Quain, the transaction support-focussed Daniel Pollard, internal employment matters expert Richard Harvey and Darren Isaacs, who splits his work between the firm’s London and Dublin offices. Highly experienced litigator and restrictive covenants expert Sophie Vanhegan is a further name to note. Laura Lobb, Deborah Margolis and Nicola James are also integral.