Excello Law

Employment law

David Greenhalgh has over 35 years’ experience in providing expert employment law advice to senior executives, employers and employees.

David is top-ranked as a Leading Individual in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 (the main independent guide to the best lawyers in the UK).

David has a 5-Star Google Review rating and is known for giving unstuffy, commercially focused tactical advice.

David's Experience

Advising Senior Executives & Employees on:

sign off & negotiation of settlement agreements responding to allegations, suspensions & investigations disciplinary & performance issues enforceability of post termination restrictions re joining competitors advice on new employment terms (new role or promotion) tactical advice on exit strategy advising founders/shareholders being forced out during earn out periods unfair and constructive unfair dismissal claims discrimination (including race and disability discrimination)

Advising Employers on:

TUPE on outsourcing changing employment contract terms planning for redundancy merits of threatened claims and settlement tactics planning and tactics re removal of employees (including SMT) drafting contracts, policies and handbooks training on diversity and reducing employment related risk investigations, grievances and disciplinaries

Legal 500 2025 extracts about David;- “THE GO-TO EMPLOYMENT LAWYER FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES”

“ABSOLUTE STAR – HIGHLY FOCUSED SOLICITOR WITH A PRACTICAL, COMMERCIAL AND APPROACHABLE STYLE”.

“COMBINES PRACTICAL ADVICE WITH RAZOR-SHARP STRATEGIC OUTLOOK.”

"DAVID HAS  AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION AND IS COMMERCIAL, SAVVY AND CLIENT FOCUSED"

Interested in adoption, neurodiversity, LGBT, street art, music/ festivals, reading and Peloton.

David enjoys cycling around London, collecting street art, scuba diving and kicking a football around with his sons.