Burges Salmon LLP has an established retail and consumer sector focus, utilising the expertise of the firm’s full service offerings across its corporate and commercial, real estate, employment, IP, technology, and regulatory practice groups. The firm works with some of the biggest retail and consumer brands and manufacturers and suppliers in the country, supporting them on a range of issues, from contentious and reputational matters to sector expertise with groceries, food, and drinks multinationals. Matt Sims, a specialist in UK real estate investment, development, and portfolio management and acting for retail, hospitality and logistics clients, leads the team.
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Key clients
- John Lewis Partnership
- Waitrose
Work highlights
Advise the John Lewis Partnership and Waitrose on the successful defence of a wide range of Employment Tribunal claims, spanning unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract, harassment and wrongful dismissal.
Practice head
Matt Sims
Other key lawyers
Emily Roberts; Jeremy Dickerson; Richard Hugo; Amanda Leiu