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Hina Belitz
Work Department
Employment Law
Career
Qualified – 1995
Hina Belitz is a senior employment lawyer, author and trainer with over 20 years’ experience. She has headed up employment teams at a number of City firms, including DLA Piper, Dentons and Pinsent Mason, and was managing partner of her own City of London law firm – Partners Employment Lawyers for 11 years – now part of Excello Law.
Hina acts for a wide range of companies including financial institutions, IT, service and property organisations, charities and educational establishments, as well as for international royalty, and UK-based embassies advising on employment law, supporting on strategy and board level decision making. She also advises senior executives on termination and settlement agreements.
She has personally conducted the advocacy in over 80 claims at Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and the High Court, often partnering with barristers to assist with representation.
The most substantial part of her work is working with executive teams to advise on employment law when viewed alongside commercial strategy ensuring the smooth running of their organisations, especially when faced with redundancies, TUPE and corporate re-organisations.
Hina established a City-based employment law club in 2007 which runs quarterly updates for 100s of leading businesses and additionally offers HR consultancy services and employment law training.
Personal
Hina is a published author and media commentator on employment law, co-authoring the ‘Penguin Guide to Employment Rights’ with preface by Cherie Booth, barrister and wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and published her first fictional novel, ‘Set Me Free’ in 2016, named as one of Amazon’s ‘Best Debut Novels’ that year.
Leisure
When not writing novels, Hina is an avid reader – evidenced by a house full of books – and she also enjoys writing poetry and hosting dinner parties.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
(Leading individuals)The team at Excello Law covers both contentious and non-contentious matters ‘with unwavering dedication to achieving a positive outcome’ and regularly advises senior executives on exit negotiations and corporate restructuring. Co-head David Greenhalgh specialises in discrimination work, while his counterpart Hina Belitz is noted for her expertise in negotiating settlement agreements and handling restrictive covenant issues. Sarah King is ‘very calm under pressure’ and typically acts in gross misconduct and discrimination litigation. In addition, the firm is well known for victimisation and unfair dismissal work. Nelu Abeygunasekera works with high-profile executives and negotiates complicated high-value, post-termination restrictions.
London > Employment > Employers
Excello Law, known for its work representing senior executives, also has a growing employer side practice, covering internal issues such as ongoing HR advice and senior executive investigations and exits, as well as supporting on transactional matters including TUPE advice. The firm also has notable litigation capability through Hina Belitz, who has a strong record before employment tribunals, the EAT and High Court. Further key names include the experienced David Greenhalgh, manufacturing and engineering sector expert Nelu Abeygunasekera and Sarah King, who is also an employment judge.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Employment > Senior executives
- Senior executives London > Employment
- Employers London > Employment