Michael Cole > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
31 CHERTSEY STREET
GUILDFORD, SURREY
GU1 4HD
England
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Work Department

Employment, technology.

Position

Partner specialising in contentious and non-contentious employment matters for public and private sector clients; regularly undertakes advocacy in employment tribunals; advises on a wide range of employment issues; bespoke training for staff on employment issues.

Career

Articled Joelson Wilson and Co; qualified 1994; Sydney Mitchell 1994-96; Eversheds 1996-99; Penningtons 1999 to date; partner 2001.

Memberships

Institute of Personnel and Development (IPD).

Education

Bristol Polytechnic (1990 LLB Hons); College of Law, Guildford (1991 LSF).

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

(Leading partners)

Michael ColePenningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Offering ‘very honest and comprehensive advice’, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has strength assisting clients in the implementation of employee strategy, handling restructurings and employment disputes, and employment corporate transaction matters, including TUPEs. The practice, based in Guildford, is led by Michael Cole, ‘a consummate professional’, who is highly regarded for his work in contentious and non-contentious matters, including discrimination claims, redundancy processes and high-value transactional support. Liz Cardy was recently promoted to managing associate and is regularly instructed by both employers and employees to handle Employment Tribunal matters, as well as settlement deals.