Purvis Ghani and Rhodri Thomas jointly head the department at Dentons, which advises clients with a global footprint. Ghani frequently handles a range of complex cross-border matters, restructurings and multi-jurisdictional employment projects. Thomas’s particular specialisms lie in High Court and other employment litigation, in addition to employee investigations. He is also well-regarded for his work on an array of corporate transactions, in/outsourcings, and restructurings. Esther Langdon continues to advise on a variety of high-profile matters – she has a particular interest in promoting diversity and inclusion.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The employment team are exceptional!’

  • ‘Purvis Ghani is an excellent and reassuring voice at all times, able to assemble large volume of information quickly and provide commercially astute advice.’

  • ‘The Dentons employment practice has been a lifesaver for our US company. We opened a UK office several years ago and, thanks to Dentons, we are now comfortable that we have a state-of-the-art employee handbook as well as a detailed understanding of the entire UK employment process.' 

  • ‘Esther Langdon is a tremendous asset to our company. She is remarkably responsive, and is very flexible about weaving our business objectives into her advice.'

Key clients

  • Envu
  • Kinaxis
  • TK Maxx
  • Liberty Insurance
  • Daktronics
  • Altus Group
  • Mitie Group Plc
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • CBRE
  • Yamaha Music Europe
  • MUFG Bank
  • Trammell Crow Company
  • Yondr Group

Work highlights

  • Advised KKR on the acquisition of Simon & Schuster.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Purvis Ghani, Rhodri Thomas

Other key lawyers

Esther Langdon