Gerri Elliott
Addleshaw GoddardAddleshaw Goddard is a full-service firm with a ‘proactive’ employment team that focuses on the financial services, retail and consumer, energy and transport sectors, providing advice regarding significant HR issues such as complex litigation, business protection issues and major projects. The team is led by Rebecca Kitson and Shakeel Dad. Kitson is known for her expertise in complex projects involving TUPE, restructurings and boardroom disputes, while Dad leads on international work, acting on a number of cross-border reorganisations and outsourcings. Gerri Elliott is noted for her work on complex issues relating to insolvencies, trade unions and equal pay, while Sarah Ashberry brings with her significant industrial relations experience; she is a key adviser on trade union matters.
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‘The key strengths are the level of relationship building and ability to understand our organisation. There is also the ability to bring in other areas of law where required, and this has been invaluable at times.’
‘Approachability. Expertise. Impression that there are many sources of different types of expertise within the organisation, which gives confidence that the advice given is the most expert available and unlikely to be equalled elsewhere. Clear explanations of the more complex areas of the law. Very proactive on how to tackle complex problems.’
‘Gerri Elliott is approachable, very personable and clearly an expert. Clear understanding of employment issues within the industry. Always understands a problem and gives very clear guidance, expertise and options for how to get around a problem. Turns around problems quickly and effectively.'
‘Sarah Ashberry has supported us extremely well, always on hand to provide support, advice and reassurance.'
‘Addleshaw Goddard is the powerhouse firm in the North of England. No doubt. Incredible dedication, capacity, resources and knowledge.’
‘Rebecca Kitson is hugely responsive, knowledgeable and the star of the North in employment law.’
‘Shakeel Dad is very pragmatic; provides the right level of information, options and advice for us to make informed business decisions and manage risk.’
'Extremely supportive, pragmatic, proactive, and available whenever needed.'
Key clients
- Asda
- Haribo
- Network Rail
- British Airways
- British Business Bank
- Natwest
- HSBC
- Kraft Heinz
- Arla
- Octopus Energy
- Miller Homes
- Kloeckner
- Mccormick
- Harworth Group plc
- Advanced Supply Chain Group
- Portakabin
- Keepmoat
Work highlights
- Acted as sole employment law adviser for Asda on its £2bn acquisition of EG Group's UK business.
- Advised a FTSE 250 business, Britvic Soft Drinks, on acquiring the entire issued share capital of Jimmy's Iced Coffee Limited.
- Advised Haribo in relation to its plans to open a new purpose-built warehouse in Castleford, which will help safeguard 600 jobs across both of Haribo's West Yorkshire sites.
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.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Shakeel Dad
Addleshaw GoddardRebecca Kitson
Addleshaw GoddardPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rebecca Kitson, Shakeel Dad