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Sharon Tan

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Work Department

Employment

Position

Sharon is a Partner in the Employment department with significant experience advising on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law.

She brings a commercial and strategic approach to the increasing array of employment issues that clients face, and is adept at handling matters ranging from executive contract negotiations/exit arrangements, business restructurings and redundancies to Remuneration Code issues and the operation of forfeiture provisions (malus and claw-back).

Sharon has particular expertise in complex, high-value Employment Tribunal disputes, and High Court litigation, including team moves and the enforcement of restrictive covenants, as well as bonus, discrimination and whistleblowing claims. She has advised LLPs on partnership matters and is well-versed in the issues that affect their members. She also has a breadth of experience advising on the employment aspects of domestic and multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions, and in managing international projects involving complex legal issues and sensitive business considerations. 

Her client base spans multiple business sectors and includes financial and private equity institutions, manufacturers, insurers, sporting organisations, charitable foundations and online businesses. Clients range from well-known global brands and internationally listed organisations to entrepreneurial businesses.

Recognised as a leading employment lawyer by Chambers UK and Legal 500, Sharon is the subject of excellent reviews, with clients and peers citing her in these publications as “a tremendously clever lawyer” who is “really on the ball”, “supportive and commercial” and “on top of the case”.  Chambers UK states: ‘Sharon Tan has a comprehensive grasp of the entire spectrum of employment law, attaining effusive recommendations from senior market sources. To cite one client, “she gets the relevant points very quickly and takes time to understand our business.“‘ Sharon is also one of only two employment lawyers to be named in The Lawyer Hot 100 2016 and has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal: Labour, Employment & Benefits every year since 2016 as a leading practitioner in the employment law field.

Sharon also advises on data privacy and data security laws, and the creation and deployment of data privacy programmes, with a particular focus on the applicability of such laws to the personal data of employees. 

Career

Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP; Partner, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP; Associate, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP; Associate, Allen & Overy LLP; Trainee, Allen & Overy LLP

Memberships

Sharon Saspeaks regularly at employment law seminars and conferences and is a member of the Employment Lawyers’ Association.

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London > Employment > Senior executives

(Leading partners)

Sharon Tan – Mishcon de Reya LLP

Mishcon de Reya LLP is frequently engaged to handle complex matters involving restrictive covenants, team moves, bonus disputes, shareholder disputes and data theft. On the disputes front, the group is active in regulatory and internal investigations, as well as regularly appearing in employment tribunals and before the courts. Daniel Naftalin heads up the practice, which benefits from his significant experience handling move-related disputes in the High Court, in addition to discrimination and whistleblowing claims. Also forming a key part of the team are Joanna Blackburn, an expert in contentious cases; Jennifer Millins, who specialises in discrimination and whistleblowing claims; Susannah Kintish, who is regularly instructed in relation to senior-level terminations; Greg Campbell, a specialist in employment matters in the financial services sectors, as well as LLP and partnership disputes; Sharon Tan, who handles whistleblowing claims; and Matthew Wood, who was promoted to partner in April 2024 and handles high-value exit packages with complex incentive arrangements. Katie Mahoney also provides capable support.

London > Employment > Employers

(Leading partners)

Sharon Tan – Mishcon de Reya LLP

Daniel Naftalin spearheads a ‘great team’ at Mishcon de Reya LLP. This heavyweight practice acts for clients ranging from some of the most well-known global brands and listed organisations to mid-size UK companies. These clients stem from a variety of sectors including financial services, recruitment services, sport and fashion. It has an excellent High Court disputes practice, and routinely advises on a whole host of complex matters such as whistleblowing claims, restrictive covenants, and discrimination. The group continues to be busy advising on numerous key strategic projects, corporate transactions, and restructurings. These matters often have significant international elements. Joanna Blackburn has a loyal client base of international corporations. Sharon Tan is adept at handling everything from high-stakes, multi-party litigation in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, to collective consultation obligations, and complex partnership issues. Susannah Kintish acts for employers on all types of contentious and non-contentious matters. Katie Mahoney and Emily Knight are both recommended. Matthew Wood was promoted to the partnership in May 2024. Dominic Holmes left the firm in December 2023.

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