England - London • Corporate and commercial
Winckworth Sherwood LLP
The ‘high quality and thorough’ team of lawyers at Winckworth Sherwood LLP has recently been active across partnership withdrawals and moves, removal of partners and allegations of discriminatory and inappropriate behaviour. The team is led by the ’excellent’ Jo Keddie, who ‘is at the top of her game’ and has significant experience of acting for major clients including magic circle and US global firms in the High Court, Employment Tribunals and international arbitrations. A key destination for law and accountancy firms, private equity houses and investment funds, the team also specialises in advising clients in the residential developer space. Focusing on contentious partnership work is Bettina Bender, who acts for firms and individual LLP members and offers expertise in potential disputes and exit arrangements, misconduct allegations, investigations and internal partnership law. Another key lawyer is Louise Lawrence, whose practice focuses on partner exits, discrimination and whistleblowing claims. Danielle Crawford, noted by clients as ’highly intelligent’ and ‘very practical,’ is also noted.
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‘A very high quality and thorough team.’
‘Jo Keddie is fantastic. She pursues her clients' interests with huge tenacity.’
‘A very experienced and responsive team. with good senior guidance.’
‘A highly effective and professional employment department. The team has highly experienced partnership practitioners (at partner and associate levels) with particular expertise in dealing with complex partnership disputes. They are focused, robust and commercially astute.’
‘Jo Keddie is at the top of her game. She is a highly accomplished litigator and negotiator with an impressive client roster, she is calm under pressure, has a mastery of the detail of her cases and is an incredibly effective lawyer.
'Danielle Crawford is very smart and works hard for her clients. She is highly intelligent, but also very practical and she produces great results.’
‘The team is very good on strategy and calm under pressure. They can handle complex situations very well.’
‘The team has depth of experience in partnership and employment disputes, especially in the professional services and financial services sectors.’
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Jo Keddie