The specialist employment practice at Lewis Silkin has the depth and breadth of lawyers to provide clients with the right team for their specific needs. The group has dedicated groups for High Court litigation, collective employment law, data protection and employee privacy, health and safety law and partnerships law. Richard Miskella leads the employment team, whilst Michael Anderson spearheads the firm’s High Court litigation practice. Toni Lorenzo is well known in the market for his injunctive work, and Karen Baxter’s primary focus is on high-profile investigations. Michael Burd has established experience in high-value disputes and senior terminations. Shalina Crossley has a niche focus on racial and socio-economic discrimination claims, with James Davies as a reference for thought leadership cases. David Hopper and Carla Watling are also active members of the team. David Regan joined the practice from Squire Patton Boggs in October 2024.
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‘Knowledge of the practice area, strategic judgement and high quality drafting. Examples of stand-out partners include, in my opinion, Shalina Crossley and Sarah McWhinney.’
‘Colin Leckey is my go to. Super smart, approachable, client focussed.’
Work highlights
Conducted an external investigation for Banijay into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by presenter Greg Wallace.
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Practice head
Richard Miskella
Other key lawyers
Michael Anderson; Toni Lorenzo; Karen Baxter; Michael Burd; Shalina Crossley; James Davies; David Hopper; Carla Watling; Sarah McWhinney; Tarun Tawakley; Colin Leckey; Sean Dempsey