Wedlake Bell LLP

Employment

William advises on all aspects of employment, executive and LLP law.

He has a particular focus on advice at the executive level of organisations and is noted for handling the more sensitive, complex, high profile or newsworthy issues.

His clients encompass organisations, leaders, senior executives, boards, committees, teams, shareholders and investors – both within the UK and internationally. William operates across a breadth of sectors, including financial services, media, marketing, leisure and private wealth.

William’s expertise includes: leadership support, crisis communications, whistleblowing, discrimination, unfair prejudice, team moves, investigations, boardroom disputes, incentives, relationship and change management problem solving and every kind of dispute resolution.

William is often referred for his understanding of reputation protection, values, teamwork and the people aspects of transactions and governance.

He is a qualified leadership coach (graduate of the Meyler Campbell Mastered Programme). He is editor of the XpertHR guide to whistleblowing.

He joined the firm in September 2019 to help spearhead the team.  He qualified 1992 in a West End firm, founded the employment group within 3 years, became partner soon afterwards and then swiftly on to head of the division and board member. Through 2 mergers in 2009 and 2014 he remained a senior partner at Charles Russell Speechlys advising in the senior management, employment and LLP fields.

A member of the Employment Lawyers Association, Industrial Law Society, Managing Partners Forum and Association of Partnership Practitioners, William regularly writes, speaks and trains on topical issues.