Employment

Compliance with workplace regulations can be complex and requires attention to pay, working conditions, leave, flexible work, safety, and workplace facilities.

Our lawyers work closely with clients of all sizes to proactively audit and offer forward-thinking counsel, helping them stay ahead of applicable regulatory requirements, whether within the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, Asia, or Australia. We provide practical, tailored advice supported by gap analyses and prepare effective strategies, employment contracts, policies, processes, and training programs designed to ensure compliance and reduce risk.

We partner with clients to build and maintain privacy and security programs that align with global regulatory expectations and are tailored to their products, data ecosystems, and growth strategies, delivering practical solutions that can be implemented at scale.

To achieve corporate objectives in a flexible and cost-effective way, employers need a labor relations strategy that identifies and mitigates risk while maintaining a positive work environment.

We partner with our clients on planning and implementing workforce management and collective bargaining strategies aligned with their commercial goals. Our experience includes responding to union membership organizing drives in the United States; negotiating and interpreting collective bargaining agreements; representing clients before courts and tribunals; and developing strategies to anticipate, avoid, and resolve industrial action and labor disputes.

Even with strong policies and practices, disputes arise. We help clients anticipate and resolve workplace issues before they disrupt operations and defend claims when they escalate.

Our Employment litigators are trial-ready and experienced in state and federal courts and employment tribunals, including a deep bench of practitioners who regularly handle class, collective, and representative actions. We represent employers in claims such as breach of contract, unfair dismissal, wage-and-hour compliance disputes, breach of post-employment restraints, and discrimination and workplace harassment. Through effective case management and dispute resolution strategies, we focus on achieving efficient, practical outcomes.

Timely, well-managed investigations are critical to minimizing disruption and protecting business interests. We provide immediate guidance and investigative assistance on matters ranging from routine complaints to multijurisdictional, serious, or executive-related allegations.

Our experience includes handling claims involving discrimination, harassment, assault, pay equity, financial misconduct, and trade secret theft. Our legally trained investigators help ensure clients can respond quickly and appropriately to sensitive and complex issues, often within highly regulated environments.

Preserving the health and safety of workers, customers, and visitors is essential to business success. We regularly advise on compliance, due diligence, self-audits, and the development of effective safety policies, systems, and training programs.

Our team also has extensive experience managing major safety incidents, including fatalities, and advising boards on liability. We represent clients in prosecutions, enforcement proceedings, regulatory investigations, and appeals, while also managing crisis response—from dealing with regulators and media to supporting employee well-being.

Multinational employers face complex legal and regulatory challenges in managing executive pay and workforce mobility across jurisdictions.

We provide strategic advice on compensation structures, recruitment and departures, board appointments and terminations, and succession planning. Our experience also covers the employment aspects of outsourcing, offshoring, and corporate transactions, providing strategic and day-to-day guidance to help organizations manage senior talent effectively across global operations.

Changing business conditions often require organizations to reassess workforce size and structure. Achieving strategic objectives while maintaining employee engagement can be challenging.

We advise on employment issues throughout corporate transactions, insolvencies, and restructuring, including due diligence, workforce planning, redundancy and workplace consultation obligations, and liabilities for accrued entitlements. Our guidance helps clients manage legal risk, support business continuity, and maintain a motivated workforce during periods of change.

Effective training is central to compliance and risk management. We design and deliver tailored programs to help managers and employees recognize and respond to workplace issues early.

Our training covers appropriate workplace behavior and harassment prevention, investigation practices, recognizing and responding to safety concerns, effective performance management strategies, wage-and-hour compliance, and whistleblower disclosures. Our training programs provide a cost-effective way to help clients manage reputational risk and meet legal obligations while supporting a respectful and productive workplace.