DLA Piper‘s Sheffield-based team has a strong international capacity, having carried out multiple complex employment-related projects involving multiple jurisdictions. It has particular expertise in handling difficult and sensitive workplace whistleblowing and harassment matters, often involving senior individuals within high-profile companies. The team is spearheaded by Clare Gregory, who advises major PLCs and clients in the public and private sectors, and has extensive experience in relation to high-value and complex tribunal claims regarding diversity and discrimination issues. Gurpreet Duhra is particularly experienced in supporting multinational companies on international projects such as global workforce restructurings.
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Testimonials
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‘DLA has a great client resource; however, what I think makes DLA unique is its transparency and reliability. Their advice is commercial, they understand our business, and we have had years of continuity with the same lawyer, which is absolutely huge added value to the legal support we get.’
‘Our solicitors are incredibly professional, taking time to understand the business and context of each case.'
‘Our solicitors care deeply about effective representation and advice.’
‘The team is responsive and knowledgeable.’
‘Clare Gregory is outstanding. She is extremely knowledgeable and exceptionally responsive. She really understands that clients need a commercial solution rather than just a legal one.’
Key clients
- Times Educational Supplement
- All Saints
- Reiss
- Croda
- Merlin Entertainments
- Sony Interactive Entertainment (aka PlayStation)
- Block
- Verizon
- Proofpoint
- Zendesk
Work highlights
- Led a significant restructuring programme for a client, which involved over 2,000 redundancies.
- Led a significant global project for a technology client in over 40 jurisdictions to establish best practices and policies for handling employee investigations into potential workplace misconduct.
- Led an investigation on behalf of an aviation sector client in response to allegations from female pilots about their treatment by male colleagues and the organisation more generally.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Clare Gregory
Other key lawyers
Gurpreet Duhra