Patrick Brodie > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile
RPC Offices
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
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Patrick Brodie
Work Department
Employment, pensions and incentives.
Position
Partner and Head of RPC’s Employment, engagement and equality practice, Patrick Brodie is often called in to help resolve complex workforce issues.
Typical instructions for Patrick involve advising on domestic and European integration, outsourcing and restructuring projects. In the UK market he acts across both the public and private sectors. Patrick has built a reputation for helping organisations design and implement inclusion and diversity strategies.
Specialising in financial services regulation, whistleblowing and corporate governance, Patrick edits the whistleblowing chapter for Tolley’s and is the updating author for Xpert HR’s guide on TUPE.
On the litigation side, Patrick has worked on cases which have been taken to the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
He was a winner of The Lawyer’s Employment Team of the Year award. Patrick’s work has also been shortlisted on two previous occasions for Commercial and, also, Employment Team of the Year Awards by Legal Week and the Lawyer.
Career
Publications
Patrick edits the whistleblowing chapter for Tolley’s and is the updating author for Xpert HR’s guide on TUPE.
Recent work highlights
Acting for the successful respondent in the first case in over 100 years to appear before the UK Supreme Court.
Acting on a case that determines the limits of diplomatic immunity in relation to employment.
Acting for AA plc in a case that defined principles for quantifying breach of contract damages
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Corporate governance
(Leading partners)Covering the full ambit of corporate governance matters, RPC advises on remuneration policies, independent reports, modern slavery statements, gender pay gap analysis, data protection compliance and board fiduciary duties. Clients stem from the listed markets, financial services, insurance and retail. At the head of the practice, Patrick Brodie is often engaged to handle highly sensitive governance and reputation protection matters; Jeremy Drew is a strong choice for governance, culture and conduct issues; Matthew Griffith boasts a wealth of knowledge of corporate governance and regulatory matters in the insurance and financial services sectors; and Sam Tate makes full use of his white-collar crime and compliance expertise to advise clients on anti-corruption matters.
London > Employment > Employers
(Leading partners)Patrick Brodie at RPC is well-regarded for his work in the field of diplomatic and state immunity, modern slavery and restrictive covenants, and is also sought out for his expertise in breach of contract litigation. Brodie regularly appears in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Recently, he has also been advising on numerous senior executive investigations (including allegations of harassment and bullying). Kelly Thomson is recognised for her work on workforce diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Employment > Employers
- Leading partners London > Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate governance London > Risk advisory
- Employers London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > ESG