Vedder Price
Vedder Price advises on day to day HR matters and regulatory compliance as well as the employment aspects of acquisitions. The firm acts for clients in a range of sectors including medical care, technology and aviation. Jonathan Maude, an expert on transaction related employment law as well as data protection, heads up the team. Associate Rachel Easton is recommended for her part in project managing restructures and acquisitions, as well as contentious work for the firm’s pro bono clients.
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Testimonials
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‘The employment practice at Vedder Price is very well regarded for its international work. They can manage the employment aspects of transactions, and also they can manage the day-to-day employment work for global clients having operations in multiple jurisdictions.'
- 'Very business oriented, and they demonstrate a flexibility in billings that make them be a very unique law firm with very unique capabilities.'
- 'I must particularly highlight the name of Jonathan Maude, an extraordinary UK lawyer and a very well regarded international employment lawyer. Jonathan leads the employment team and is considered to be one of the most prestigious, amicable and respectful employment lawyer in the UK.’
‘Jonathan Maude is one of the top lawyers I have worked in the past. I have always been impressed by the client-oriented basis on his approach to any single problem and legal issue.’
‘Always take a very pragmatic approach to matters and provide excellent advice and support whatever the issue is.’
‘They are straightforward and honest and make every effort to understand the issue they have been asked to address and consider in the context of the bigger picture. They listen and adapt approach accordingly. Jonathan Maude is a stand-out partner’
‘The team, notably Daniel Stander and Jonathan Maude, are incredibly approachable, highly professional, and have a wonderful ability to shape advice, which may span areas of law outside their particular practice, to our needs and demands.'
‘Excellent firm - pragmatic, responsive and clear.’
Key clients
- Harvey Nash Inc.
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
Work highlights
- Advising and project managing the employment aspects of the strategic acquisition of Knoldus by NashTech.
- Advising a company in the food delivery gig economy space in relation to holiday pay and employment status issues stemming from the UK Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel, strategic changes to their operating model and changes to their contracts.
- Advising a global manufacturer in the aviation industry on their data protection obligations, restrictive covenants and providing strategic commercial advice to prevent the misuse of confidential information.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Maude