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Rachael Heenan
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Experience
Rachael is Senior Partner at Capsticks. As well as leading the firm, she works with clients in the health and social care, regulatory and housing sectors on employment and governance issues as well as wider business strategy.
In 2018 she was listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 for Firm Management.
Expertise
Rachael is best known for her extensive expertise in employment law and governance. Her practice includes handling high profile executive cases, major national organisational change, TUPE, and complex doctors’ issues. She has been described by a client as “the fount of all knowledge. She seems to be available 24 hours a day and the skills and expertise she has built over the years are second to none.”
Career
Called to the Bar in 1995; pupillage Littleton Chambers; qualified as solicitor 2003; partner DAC Beachcroft 2004; partner at Capsticks 2014.
Memberships
ELA, ILS, Woman on Boards.
Education
St Bedes School; University of London; 1992, 1994. LLB, LLM.
Leisure
Cappuccino Cycling Club.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Leading individuals)Specialising in the healthcare sector, Capsticks LLP works closely with NHS Trusts, GPs and independent providers across the north of England. It regularly acts in high profile employment tribunals as well as handling cross-jurisdictional cases with significant reputational risk. The group continues to grow, with a number of notable new hires, including Kirsty MacDonald from Law By Design in January 2022. Other areas of growth include its emergency services offering, assisting clients in the police and ambulance sectors. Alistair Kernohan jointly leads the group with Rachael Heenan, who clients consider the ‘go-to expert for NHS employment issues’.
Yorkshire and the Humber > Public sector > Health
Capsticks LLP impresses with ‘unsurpassed breadth of experience and knowledge‘ in the healthcare sector. The team is regularly sought after by NHS organisations, private healthcare providers and GP practices, and is well-positioned to advise on employment, commercial, corporate and real estate work; it also covers clinical advisory and negligence cases. Group head Rachael Heenan is a specialist in employment and governance matters, and Lisa Geary assists clients with commercial leases, land sales, acquisitions and developments. Regulatory expert Adam Hartrick is also noted. Emily Senior and Emma Brecknock left for DAC Beachcroft LLP and Hill Dickinson LLP respectively in late 2021.
Lawyer Rankings
- Health - Yorkshire and the Humber > Public sector
- Leading individuals - Yorkshire and the Humber > Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire - Yorkshire and the Humber > Employment