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DLA Piper

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DLA Piper has broad capabilities across advisory, litigation, restructuring, and outsourcing work, with a strong offering in employment mandates involving a cross-border element and in issues surrounding the gig economy. Leveraging its international resources, the firm acts as a one-stop shop for clients with complex employment matters with a global dimension. Jane Hannon oversees the work of the Leeds team, in addition to acting as the firm’s national head of employment, advising on the full range of employment matters with particular experience working on complex international projects. Chris Baker is also noted for the global reach of his practice, with experience managing complex employment disputes and restructurings.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team at DLA Piper are outstanding. They handle an enormous workload with ease and have extremely impressive attention to detail.'
  • 'Jane Hannon is calm, responsive and collaborative. Jane leads an extremely complex litigation and settlement work-stream of significant importance to UK businesses, whilst also connecting us with her team outside of the UK on related matters.'

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Key clients

  • Uber
  • The Official Receiver

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Work highlights

  • Advising Uber on all aspects of engaging drivers in its Rides business with worker status, including holiday pay, minimum wage, and pension rights.
  • Defending approximately 1,000 claims for a protective award arising from redundancies due to the collapse of Carillion in 2018.

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