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Keystone Law is noted for its ‘deep experience’, with particular strengths in cross-jurisdictional exit negotiation, whistleblowing cases, unlawful dismissal claims, and settlement agreements. Helen Sherborne acts on high-value and high-profile cases spanning the breadth of discrimination litigation, including claims relating to sex, age, and disability. Angharad Harris leads on corporate investigations and negotiates business departures, while Clive Howard advises on unfair dismissals, regularly appearing before the Employment Tribunal. Other key figures are Alistair French, whose broad caseload encompasses contentious and non-contentious work, and Jane Wheeler, who is a key contact for businesses and senior executives from a broad range of industries, including fitness, advertising and charity.

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  • ‘Clive Howard is very experienced, combining great legal knowledge with litigation nous. He is well respected by opponents, and an excellent no-nonsense negotiator.’

  • ‘Jane Wheeler is an exceptional adviser. Her advice is always considered, straightforward and sensitive to the needs of our business. She is always responsive and feels like an extension of our in-house team.'

  • Angharad Harris is an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable and detail-oriented professional. She was fully focused on getting the best outcome; she is outstanding.’

  • ‘Emma Clark has been an outstanding professional. She has been patient, diligent and very human.’

  • ‘My experience with Keystone Law was excellent. The team were very professional and I appreciated their deep experience of employment law. Of great value was the direct and straightforward approach to dealing with my matter: the advice I received was relevant, tailored to my needs and presented in a clear and concise fashion.’

  • ‘Alistair French at Keystone Law is very approachable and responsive. He is very calm and is excellent at communicating and providing reassurance in difficult times. He is a strategic thinker who provides thoughtful advice around approaching legal difficulties.' 

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Richard Fox

Richard Fox

Keystone Law

Richard is a hugely experienced employment practitioner who has specialised in representing employers and employees on a broad range of employment issues for the last 25 years. He advises clients on matters including confidentiality and restrictive covenants, executive pay, bonus and severance arrangements, unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and redundancy programmes. He is frequently asked to advise in situations involving allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace following the rise of the #MeToo movement, and the cases that have followed. This includes conducting (as investigator) and advising on investigations into such conduct.

Clive Howard

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Clive is an expert in employment and partnership law, with particular expertise advising individuals on contentious exits, whistleblowing and discrimination claims, often within the financial sector and professional services. In addition, he has extensive experience advising senior individuals in the media sector. Throughout his career, Clive has gained outstanding results and is well known for representing female senior executives and partners on discrimination cases relating to hostility faced as they seek to advance their careers, for example after maternity leave. He also acts for partners, and partnerships, in profit share disputes or in respect of individuals moving between firms. Clive advises on both domestic and international cases with cross-border issues including in dealing with US whistleblowing ‘bounty’ claims.

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Jane Wheeler

Keystone Law

As an expert in employment law, Jane advises both businesses and senior executives from a variety of different industries such as fitness, advertising and charities. Jane’s experience includes advising senior executives on navigating difficult situations in the workplace, negotiating an exit under a settlement agreement and defending against allegations of breaches of restrictive covenants. She assists businesses with implementing redundancies and restructures, the removal of senior/board level individuals and also deals with employment tribunal claims. Jane also regularly trains HR and line managers on how to deal with difficult issues such as performance management and sickness absence.

Other key lawyers

Helen Sherborne, Angharad Harris, Clive Harris, Alistair French, Jane Wheeler, Marie Van Der Zyl, Clive Howard, Emma Clark

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