Forming part of the employment, immigration and reward practice, Lewis Silkin‘s senior executives group is a popular choice among clients in the financial services sector. Its expertise lies in the negotiation of packages for significant entries and exits, FCA regulation, high-value team moves and fiduciary duties. Nicholas Hadaway oversees the practice and is a trusted adviser on sensitive senior management departures. Richard Miskella handles exit negotiations, Toni Lorenzo is heavily involved in providing advice surrounding the protection of business interests and Tarun Tawakley is active in the technology and start-ups sectors. Laetitia Cooke and Sarah McWhinney, who was promoted to partner in March 2024, are additional names to note.
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‘The team works very well by identifying the best qualified person to address a specific issue.’
‘Laetitia Cooke was very professional and efficient.’
‘Lewis Silkin have a fantastic senior executives practice. They take on big opponents and win.’
‘Nicholas Hadaway is one of the best senior executive solicitors in London. He is forceful in dealing with the other side, and gets excellent results.’
‘Their focus on acting for senior execs that means that they are able to provide excellent advice (both legal and tactical) and have a superb sense of how to get a good commercial outcome for their clients in this field. I regularly recommend Nicholas Hadaway and his team for work of this type to others.’
‘Nicholas Hadaway is totally across all areas of law, has a superb sense for the commercial realities of a case, and is always focused on the client’s desired outcome. Laetitia Cooke is a brilliant lawyer, with a fantastic understanding of the law and how to move the case in the right direction. Eleanor Diamond is brilliant at dealing with sensitive cases for senior execs.’
‘Lewis Silkin is home to one of the leading teams in the market. I would be surprised if anyone does more high-profile senior executive work. They offer their clients the perfect mix of commercial common sense, wise judgement, and robustness. The team is rammed with talented specialists.’
‘Strong reputation, outcome focussed, confident in handling sensitive exec exits.’
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Richard Miskella; Toni Lorenzo; Tarun Tawakley; Laetitia Cooke; Sarah McWhinney