Praised by clients for its ‘exceptional’ employment law knowledge, Clifford Chance LLP is engaged by various well-known corporates and financial institutions, who turn to the team for its capabilities in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including sensitive investigations, senior-level exits, and employment law considerations arising from major M&A transactions. The UK employment group is led by the ’very impressive’ Alistair Woodland, whose recent engagements include misconduct investigations and sensitive equal pay claims. London managing partner Chinwe Odimba works with various leading corporates on both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, ranging from TUPE transfers to misconduct investigations. ‘Highly responsive, pragmatic, and solution-focused, ’ Alastair Windass‘ is capable in both domestic and cross-border mandates, with recent highlights including whistleblowing claims and wrongful dismissal claims.
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Testimonials
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‘Great overall competence, ability to deal with high-level business executives’
‘Tremendous overarching understanding of the business requirements.’
‘Technically very knowledgeable and able to provide commercial, realistic advice in both the employment law sector but also the regulated financial services area.’
‘Alastair Windass leads a great team that are able to provide technically accurate but also commercially realistic advice. ’
‘Exceptional employment law knowledge.’
‘Alistair Woodland is very impressive with internal senior stakeholders, including presenting at the Board.’
‘Alistair Windass is highly responsive, pragmatic, and solution-focused.’
'This is a great team. The team provides advice and pragmatic solutions, works seamlessly with other specialists in cross jurisdictions and disciplines to deliver what’s needed.'
Key clients
- Actis LLP
- Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Informa plc
- Virgin Money plc
- Stoneweg Capital / Icona Capital
Work highlights
Advising a multinational client in the extractives sector on various matters including their international speak up framework design, to investigating cross-border workplace allegations of misconduct, to handling sensitive matters regarding regulated role-holders.
Advising a UK headquartered international asset manager in relation to a preemptive review into the firm's historic links with a high-profile individual accused of prior sexual harassment.
Advising Actis on a wide variety of employment and partnership matters, relating both to Actis itself and its investee companies.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Alastair Windass
Practice head
Alistair Woodland
Other key lawyers
Chinwe Odimba-Chapman; Alistair Windass; Amy Bird