Employment.

Partner and head of employment in Freeths’ Birmingham office. Advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law, including wrongful and unfair dismissal, discrimination law, executive terminations, TUPE, large scale reorganisations, employment aspects of mergers/acquisitions/outsourcing and litigation in the Civil Court and employment tribunal. Regularly speaks at HR seminars and provides bespoke employment law training.

Trained Eversheds, Birmingham; qualified 1999; assistant solicitor, Wragge & Co, Birmingham 1999; associate, Wragge & Co, Birmingham 2003; associate, McGrigors, London 2005; partner Shoosmiths, Birmingham 2006; partner Freeths, Birmingham 2010.

Employment Lawyers Association.

St Dominic’s School for Girls, Staffordshire; Cardiff University (1994 BSc Business Administration, first class); College of Law, Chester (1995 CPE, 1996 LPE).

Running, golf, interior design.