Blake Morgan LLP

Blake Morgan LLP provides ‘commercial and practical advice’ to private and public sector clients across a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. ’Outstanding’ team head Joanne Davies excels in handling corporate support, be it on employment due diligence pursuant to M&A handled by the firm or TUPE issues associated with corporate transactions and group reorganisations. Davies also handles discrete ad-hoc advisory matters, including on employment issues affecting employers in highly regulated sectors, including social care. Paula Kathrens provides ‘sound and practical advice’ to public and private sector clients, including advice to financial services entities, defending NHS Wales in employment litigation, and acting for social housing clients across a myriad employment issues. The team is rounded out at a partner level by the ’commercially astute’ Matthew Smith, who handles both contentious and non-contentious work for education, retail and healthcare clients.