Operating for a plethora of clients across the media and entertainment, financial services, technology, and sport industries, ‘pragmatic and commercially focused’ Lewis Silkin is well-positioned to handle TUPE, employment litigation, and the employment aspects of international projects. The practice is steered by ’excellent’ Jonathan Carr, who deploys his experience in the employment space to advise on restructuring, TUPE, and green employment policies, while Carolyn Soakell fields a diverse employment practice comprised of both contentious and non-contentious issues. James Storke principally advises on restructuring, senior terminations, TUPE, discrimination and strategic projects, with James Walters contributing his sport sector expertise to the team.
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‘Pragmatic and commercially focused expert advice across all employment law related matters.’
‘A talented team who have wide-ranging knowledge across a variety of disciplines. Knowledge-share materials are very good and there are opportunities for wider collaboration.’
‘Team members are very knowledgeable, pragmatic, easily accessible and friendly.’
‘Very client focused service. Excellent expertise in employment law providing pragmatic advice to complex issues. Conducting employment investigations is also a strength.’
‘Jonathan Carr is excellent. He understands our firm and is pragmatic and commercial in his advice. He is level-headed and readily available when we need his advice, and is a great person to have on your team.’
‘The team at Lewis Silkin offer practical, commercial advice. They are friendly, and their advice is in plain English, as clear for managers outside of the HR team to understand.’
‘Very approachable and pragmatic. They work collaboratively with us to resolve the issue in hand.’
‘Jonathan Carr is great. He is pragmatic, approachable and sensible in his advice. He is our go-to employment lawyer.’
Key clients
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Arsenal Football Club
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
- PZ Cussons
- Invesco
- London Metal Exchange
- Paramount
- Intel
- Cloud SG
- Banijay
Work highlights
- Advising an FMCG brand on a complicated death in service benefit issue.
- Advising a renewable energy services company on the termination of a Senior Director with high value contractual remuneration clauses.
- Advising a publisher on handling threatened claims and DSARs from both their HR Director and Chief Operating Officer.
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Practice head
Jonathan Carr
Other key lawyers
Carolyn Soakell; James Storke; James Walters