Emma Satyamurti

Employment

Emma has over 18 years’ experience advising and representing clients on the full spectrum of employment law issues for senior employees. She became a partner at Leigh Day in 2015 and is ranked in Band 2 in Chambers 2021 where she is described as “very technically knowledgeable, strategic, detailed and always a pleasure to work with." She was described in Chambers 2019 as  having “an extensive profile of complex employment cases, particularly regarding discrimination” and as being “extremely astute, on the ball and well respected in the area.” The Legal 500 has described Emma as “unbelievably knowledgeable” and “an absolutely fantastic discrimination lawyer”.  Specialisations include discrimination and equal pay. 

She adopts a pragmatic, client-focused approach and always strives to achieve the best outcome according to her clients’ goals, at the least cost (financial and emotional). She heads a strong team of experienced senior lawyers serving a broad spectrum of individual clients in a wide variety of often complex employment matters and sectors including financial, education, emergency services, health, leisure, pharmaceuticals and catering. Her team has a long track record of achieving successful outcomes for their clients including high-value settlements and positive tribunal decisions.

Emma’s own current focus current is on group equal pay litigation as she leads a multiple claim against Morrisons supermarket assisted by a team of solicitors and paralegals. She is also invited to speak on equal pay among other topics, most recently by the ILS for whom she gave a talk titled Equal Pay - The Legal and Practical Challenges alongside Jane Fielding of Gowling WLG.

Emma set up and chairs Leigh Day’s Disability & Allies Committee, which runs a network for staff with disabilities and health conditions and their allies. Earlier this year she chaired the Committee’s launch event Disability and Invisibility through the Prism of Coronavirus with a panel of distinguished speakers from the worlds of politics, academia and disability rights activism.

In January 2021 Emma took on the role of joint head of the department with fellow partner Nigel Mackay.

Oxford University (University College); double first class degree in Classics (1996), CPE (1999), LPC with distinction (2000).