Simmons & Simmons

Andrea is an advisor to clients on all employment law issues. She is trusted by clients to deal with their most high value and sensitive matters, including litigation and strategic responses to changes to the law. Her advice is pragmatic and commercial and tailored to the needs and culture of different client organisations. Over the last few years, Andrea has been at the forefront of advising clients in financial services on how they deal with their regulated people – i.e. the interplay between employment and financial services regulatory issues. In particular, she has developed expertise on financial services remuneration regulation and the implementation of new regulatory regimes for banks and other financial services firms, including the upcoming extension of the SMCR to all FCA-regulated firms. She has also advised on sensitive employment issues arising out of regulatory investigations. Andrea is a regular speaker at conferences on these issues.

Andrea is a member of the firm’s Governance and Culture Advisory Team (GCAT) which advises on all aspects of corporate governance, culture, remuneration and risk. The GCAT Team helps clients navigate the increasingly challenging legal and regulatory requirements in relation to governance and culture.

Trained Simmons & Simmons 1998; qualified into employment department 2000; seven months in the human resources department of a major financial institution.

Oxford University (European Legal Studies, spent a year in Paris as part of her studies).