Mayer Brown International LLP‘s London employment team has a strong track record of work on the employment aspects of major transactions, including restructuring and contractual rearrangements and renegotiations. The practice is led by Christopher Fisher, who is an experienced litigator alongside his ongoing non-contentious work, with a strong record in defending discrimination claims. Miriam Bruce and Katherine Fox are also names to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Stand-out partners are Miriam Bruce and Chris Fisher. Both of whom always have their client's ear. They combine commercial common-sense and robust legal analysis.’

  • ‘Commercial and understanding. Excellent client service mindset.'

  • ‘Miriam Bruce - tenacious and engaging. Commercial mindset and pragmatism.'

  • ‘Top litigation team for employment disputes, especially High Court Injunction work’

  • ‘Chris Fisher - talented employment lawyer especially on High Court litigation. Miriam Bruce - practical and gifted lawyer. Katherine Fox - a very skilled lawyer.’

  • ‘Miriam Bruce is excellent. Very responsive. Is commercial and pragmatic.’

  • ‘The Mayer Brown team provide practical and pragmatic advice to us. They are very easy to work with and reliable.’

  • ‘Miriam Bruce is a really smart and practical lawyer. She always sets us at ease, even when we're dealing with a complex matter or a difficult individual.’

Key clients

  • CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
  • QBE
  • Pernod Ricard SA
  • Lear Corporation
  • Beazley
  • AT&T
  • Credit Agricole
  • British Land
  • Cummins

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Mayer Brown International LLP
Chris advises on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters. His advisory experience includes recruitment and termination of executives; team moves; restructuring programmes, including collective and individual consultation; business transfers and outsourcing; and the implications of the Business Transfer Regulations. His litigation experience includes defending discrimination and unfair dismissal claims in the employment tribunal, and defending and pursuing breach of contract claims in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He successfully represented the employers in the restrictive covenant cases of: Arbuthnot Fund Managers v. Rawlings (2003) and TFS Derivatives v. Morgan (2005) and, more recently, in the team move case of QBE Management Services v Dymoke (2012).
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Chris Fisher

Other key lawyers

Miriam Bruce, Katherine Fox