Lewis Silkin

lewissilkin.com

Managing Associate: Neil provides pragmatic and commercial advice on both contentious and non-contentious issues, including: - senior level recruitment and exits, implementing changes to terms and conditions, business restructures and collective redundancies. He also has significant experience of defending Employment Tribunal litigation, including claims for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing. He advises clients on employment law issues impacting their business. He works across a range of sectors including technology, logistics and transport. His work often has an international scope and has regularly co-ordinated cross-border projects.

Senior Associate

I advise clients on data protection matters from a risk and governance, workplace, and commercial perspective. I take a pragmatic, risk-based approach to compliance, working with clients to address their data privacy issues in a way that is proportionate and practical. Sitting across our data, privacy & cyber group and top-tier employment law team, I advise leading multinational organisations on data privacy issues. I run projects across multiple jurisdictions, both inside and outside the EU, and work with clients in the media & entertainment, tech, finance, legal, and marketing sectors. I have particular expertise in GDPR compliance strategy, data privacy as part of GRC, and the building of effective privacy policies and processes and information security and acceptable use, as well astransparency requirements.

I joined Lewis Silkin when I qualified and have spent over 20 years supporting clients with employment related solutions and strategy. I advise on the full range of employment issues with a focus on legal and strategic advice on redundancies / restructuring; sensitive terminations and practical advice on the operation of TUPE. I have considerable experience of Employment Tribunal litigation having successfully defended a number of complicated discrimination cases and as well as advising on minimum wage compliance and audits. I am particularly interested in how we can support our clients prepare and adapt to the changing world of work and, as part of our Future of Work team, I host a podcast. I run our office in Cardiff, am a member Lewis Silkin's DE&I Board and the firm's Values Partner. I sit on our Strategy Board with a responsibility for ensuring that DE&I and Responsible Business are at the heart of our strategy.

I advise UK-based and multi-national companies on all aspects of labour and employment law, with a particular focus on employment issues arising on corporate mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing transactions. I also advise on international employment law, regularly leading on large cross-border employment projects. I work across a wide range of sectors, including in the advertising & marketing, manufacturing, technology and pharmaceutical sectors.

Charlotte Morgan

I work in a dual role as a Managing Knowledge Lawyer and a Senior Lawyer in our rockhopper team. Prior to this I was a Managing Associate in the employment team, having qualified into the team over a decade ago. As Managing Knowledge Lawyer, I work in a team of specialist lawyers, keeping colleagues and clients up to date on the latest and upcoming developments to employment law and policy. My role includes providing internal training, supporting with technical legal queries, writing and editing articles and supporting with podcast content and production I have a particular interest in TUPE and have experience advising employers throughout corporate transactions and outsourcings. This focus has continued in my knowledge role, where I regularly provide TUPE updates to the employment team, maintain know-how documents and have supported in responding to government consultations Recent areas of focus in my work have been on neurodiversity, zero hours contracts, holiday pay and the right to disconnect. I have previously been on secondment to both a US bank, working in the EMEA employment legal team, and to an international law firm, working in the HR team.

Geraint Tilsley

I am a Corporate Partner based in the Cardiff office, but work with clients throughout the UK and internationally. My practice is focused on private M&A with an emphasis on cross-border transactions, venture capital and private equity. A particular specialism of mine is advising US and EU corporates on inbound UK-centred acquisitions.