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TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
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Kelly Thomson
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Kelly advises on complex international and national employment matters, with particular focus on outsourcing, restructuring and the people aspects of organisational change. She works alongside clients’ HR and Legal teams in developing and implementing strategies for the recruitment, retention and motivation of employees. She has a focus on ’employee engagement’ and is passionate about issues of diversity and inclusion. Kelly develops and provides training and seminars for clients’ HR, legal and business teams and co-delivers RPC’s regular seminars and roundtables on a variety of topics. She is a frequent contributor to practitioner and academic publications.
Career
Recent work highlights
Exclusive employment law partner for the BRC’s D&I Charter, working with over 80 retailers on their DEI strategies.
Advising England Lacrosse on their trans inclusion strategy in relation to their participation rules.
Advising a large industrial organisation in navigating a number of strategic restructuring projects whilst dealing with significant trade union complexities.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Women in ESG
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > ESG
(Firms to watch)The ESG offering at RPC spans advising retailers and brands on green claims, managing sustainability in the supply chain and data security work in relation to green crime. Kelly Thomson, Sophie Tuson, Rachel Pears and Katie Horn jointly oversee the unit.
London > Employment > Employers
(Next Generation 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
- Next Generation Partners London > Employment > Employers
- Employers London > Employment
- Firms to watch London > Risk advisory > ESG
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