Simmons & Simmons

Andrea advises clients on a variety of employment law issues. She works closely with clients, who include major financial institutions and multinational corporates, advising them on day-to-day human resources matters. She has experience of drafting contractual and individual bonus arrangements; advising on disciplinary and grievance procedures; managing long-term sickness issues; individual and collective redundancy processes; and negotiating departures. Andrea has also advised clients in respect of a variety of employment tribunal and High Court claims including claims for race and sex discrimination, equal pay, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and breach of contract.

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).