Osborne Clarke LLP offers a holistic employment practice, providing strategic advice, day-to-day support and representation in contentious matters. The firm is particularly recommended for its expertise in European employment law and entrance into EU markets via David Cubitt. He leads the practice jointly with litigator Victoria Parry, a specialist in financial services employment disputes. Also key to the team is HR and data protection expert Olivia Sinfield.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'David Cubitt is superb - advice is always wise and gives us great confidence in making correct decisions.'
  • 'The employment team is clearly experts in their field but it is their pragmatic and commercial approach which stands out.'
  • 'Olivia Sinfield is excellent. Olivia strives to understand our business and priorities giving her the ability to combine legal expertise with commercial pragmatism.'

Key clients

  • Veritas Technologies
  • Tremor Group / Unruly
  • Institute of Directors (client for 17 years)
  • Unipart
  • Splunk
  • United Airlines
  • National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc
  • Lansons Communications LLP

Work highlights

  • Advising Veritas on their EMEA and Asia Pacific & Japan employment law issues.
  • Working with the Institute of Directors (IoD) on the restructuring of the organisation.
  • Advising Unipart on employment litigation involving significant reputational risk.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Cubitt, Victoria Parry

Other key lawyers

Olivia Sinfield