Shoosmiths LLP
Shoosmiths LLP provides both non-contentious services - including overseeing the implementation of major HR projects - and representation in tribunal litigation and arbitration associated with industrial action. Financial services sector employment law expert and former practising barrister Kevin McCavish leads the team. He is supported by tech sector expert Robert Forsyth and 'diligent and thorough' principal associate Karen Mortenson. The firm is praised for its 'fantastic client service and attention to detail'.
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Testimonials
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‘Shoosmiths has fantastic client service and attention to detail’
‘Karen Mortenson is hugely diligent and thorough, and a real pleasure to deal with’
‘Karen Mortenson - responsive and pragmatic’
‘Kevin McCavish continues to be the stand-out star at Shoosmiths and one of the best employment lawyers in the country.’
‘Highly commercial and pragmatic and never afraid to add value to any decision making process.’
‘We use the employment team for a range of issues from checking drafting through to support and advise in more complex issues. There advise is always delivered in a timely manner, with a minimum of fuss and at a quality and price I have yet to find matched elsewhere.’
‘Kevin McCavish has supported our business across a range of issues - his advise is always to point, well-balanced and highly commercial. He articulates the best course of action and simple language with a balanced view on the risks.’
‘The team are very responsive and always give balanced, commercial advise outlining the risks but also giving advice on the level of risk and whether it is something to be concerned about.’
Key clients
- ABN-AMRO UK Ltd
- Almacantar Limited
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
- Principal Global Investors
- Global Switch
- SoftBank
- The Estates Office, Shoreditch
- Cordiant Capital
- Acadian Asset Management LLC
- Jacobs UK Limited
- Rixo Limited
- Goldsmiths University
- The Courtauld Institute of Art
- The V&A Museum
- The National Trust
- Calor Gas
- JM Finn & Co Ltd
- Mattel
- Bank of China
- Sosei Heptares
- AdvantageGo
- Local Fuels Limited
- The Land Trust
- Pricewatch UK Limited
- Centralis Group
- Amp Energy Renaissance UK Limited
- Miroma Group Limited
- WiredScore UK Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for Goldsmiths University in a long-running industrial dispute involving applications to the Central Arbitration Committee, responding to industrial action (including strike action and action short of strike action) and defending associated employment tribunal claims and responding to contractual appeals.
- Acted as Estée Lauder’s UK counsel on its acquisition of the iconic global brand, TOM FORD. Advised on employment aspects of the deal.
- Acts for biopharmaceutical group Sosei Heptares on significant HR projects including providing in-house support by way of virtual secondment in relation to the roll-out of new contracts to all UK employees.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kevin McCavish