Shoosmiths LLP‘s employment team acts for a range of clients, including large companies and organisations in a variety of employment matters, as well as senior executives in high-value severance negotiations. Further, the team manages a large Employment Tribunal caseload, with expertise in handling sensitive executive exits in regulated sectors such as the financial services space. Nick Vernon leads the team with his recent practice focusing on business-critical hires and terminations, complex disputes, and business reorganisations.
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Testimonials
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‘Shoosmiths embrace the changing employment landscape, from a client's perspective, they are proactive in their communication and ensure we have the latest legal information, often translating the legal jargon into clear and concise updates.'
‘The team at Shoosmiths are non-judgmental, they listen, support and above all are solution orientated.'
‘Shoosmiths practice stands out for its exceptional level of personalised care provided by the entire team.'
'Their diverse team ensures that we feel welcomed, valued, and professionally supported.'
‘Shoosmiths team is quick to respond and provide commercial and practical advice and support.'
‘I work very closely with Nick Vernon, and given the size of my HR department, he genuinely feels like an extension of the team.'
Key clients
- Virgin Media O2
- NEXT plc
- Aramark Limited
- Generate UK Holdings Ltd
- The Law Society
- Jensten Group
- Kuehne + Nagel
- Linnaeus Group
- Tapi Carpets
- Freight Investor Services
- Royal Institute of British Architects
- Eurofins Food Testing UK Limited
Work highlights
Advised a market-leading food services company on the complex TUPE implications following its successful tender to provide catering and related services at a new high-profile sporting venue for an elite sports team.
Provided extensive support to a City firm on the removal of a C-suite senior executive, involving protracted and highly contested disciplinary and grievance procedures, a potential team move, regulatory issues, and a voluminous data subject access request.
Supported a global consultancy services company on the negotiated and time-sensitive exit of its global CEO and onboarding of replacement executive.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Nick Vernon
Other key lawyers
Jo Tunnicliff; Jonathan Naylor