PwC LLP frequently assists large UK and international employers on both their day-to-day employment matters, as well as their vital projects. It has considerable experience in diversity related work, and regularly calls on the firm’s multidisciplinary expertise to support clients on issues such as pre-deal planning matters, restructurings, and redundancy exercises. Through its substantial international network, it is well-placed to handle a variety of cross-border work. The team often advises on substantial employment disputes. Chris Perkins heads the practice.
Testimonials
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‘The team are very experienced, able and extremely thorough - you would expect from a top rank organisation such as PWC.’
‘Chris Perkins and Ed Stacey are both exceptional employment lawyers, who bring a wealth of experience, analysis and sound judgment to every case.'
- 'Chris Perkins is a very cool and very focused partner when he litigates. He is relentlessly commercial. He will not back down in a real litigation fight and will deploy his team cleverly so that his client's case is built as strongly as possible.'
‘Strong, enthusiastic team.’
‘Willing to listen and tune the proposed solution to meet our needs.’
‘Always available to give support or perspective. Responsive to our specific needs and willing to invest time to understand us as a customer. Feel like an extension of our own team.'
‘Working with PwC has always been a smooth process, which we really appreciate - they are always pragmatic with their advice and are very knowledgeable about all areas of the law. A well-oiled machine that we thoroughly enjoy working with!’
‘We appreciate the whole team we work with from PwC from partner to associate level, they all provide a great service that is swift and easy.'
Key clients
- VFX Financial Plc
- Lookers Plc
- John Lewis Partnership
- British Airways
- GE
- McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd
- Transport for London
- Ocean Infinity
- Disaronno
Work highlights
- Led a legally privileged workplace behaviour and culture review for a major consumer markets business across the UK and Ireland.
- Supported a household name FS business with a major restructuring exercise affecting 400+ jobs in the UK.
- Advised a multinational FS organisation on the HR legal aspects of the post-acquisition integration of another FS organisation into its group business, in the UK and across 9 other countries.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Chris Perkins