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Eleanor Rowswell

Eleanor Rowswell

Farrer & Co, London

Work Department

Employment

Position

Eleanor is an experienced employment lawyer who advises both senior executives and a range of employers, including clients in the financial services sector and law firms. She has particular experience in advising senior individuals in regulated environments, including FTSE directors, senior bankers and directors of private companies.

She has an established track record in advising both individuals and employers on complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims in the Employment Tribunal and appellate courts and on restrictive covenants and team moves in the High Court.

Eleanor is a member of the firm's Professional Practices and Private Banking and Investment Management Groups. She is a regular speaker at external seminars and conferences, for example, recently speaking on the impact of the Senior Managers regime on the financial services sector and delivering a number of Lexisnexis webinars on restrictive covenants.

Career

Eleanor joined the firm as a trainee in 2003 and qualified into the employment team in 2005. She was made an associate in 2009, a senior associate in 2011 and a partner in 2016.

Memberships

Employment Lawyers’ Association; Association of Partnership Practitioners

Education

St John’s College, Cambridge; Nottingham Law School

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