Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s employment team advises high-profile global clients and is nationally recognised for its expertise in discrimination and equal pay litigation, financial services regulations, investigations, immigration work, and global employment projects. Clients include banks, pension schemes, and investment funds. Suzanne Caveney is a leading figure in DEI and complex litigation. Recently promoted to partner, David Williams, focuses on high-stakes investigations and misconduct in financial services. Rebecca Houghton advises on employment and immigration issues, including global mobility and migrant workforce strategy.
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Testimonials
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‘Impressive knowledge of employment law, high-quality drafting, sound strategic judgment and a collaborative way of working.’
‘David Williams is, in my opinion, an outstanding employment lawyer. I have worked with him on several pieces of Employment Tribunal litigation and consistently found him to be responsive, diligent, analytical and also practical.’
‘David Williams is particularly engaged with the detail of his cases and with strategy at the outset, so there is a plan in relation to what to achieve for the client from early on.’
‘Good understanding of our business landscape, balanced with practical legal advice. Great professional relationships across the board.’
‘Suzanne Caveney is the partner I most frequently work with. She is able to quickly understand situations and guide appropriately. Always follows up and responds promptly when I contact her.'
‘Experienced team, offering practical solutions based on their experiences of dealing with similar issues. Able to assess the issues and risks and present these back to clients in clear, understandable terms.’
‘Suzanne Caveney is responsive, pragmatic and easy to deal with.’
‘Suzanne Caveney is an outstanding lawyer. I really admire the excellent client care she provides along with pragmatic, robust advice.’
'The Eversheds team is packed with high quality lawyers, delivering a high end service to large and small employers across the employment sector. They have expertise across the full spectrum of employment work and their strength in depth and resourcing means they are ideally placed to handle large and complex work.'
'The team are particularly engaged with strategy from an early stage giving their clients value for money by attempting to reduce costs by reducing litigation issues at the outset.'
Key clients
- Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited
- Durham University
- Newcastle University
- The Nestle Group
- Multinational bank
- Handelsbanken Plc
- Weatherbys Bank Limited
- Avery Dennison Corporation
- Tata Consumer Products
- Nissan
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Rebecca Houghton
Other key lawyers
Suzanne Caveney; David Williams; Rebecca Houghton