Susannah Donaldson
Partner
Susannah is Co-Head of the firm’s global Equality Law practice, working in partnership with our D&I consultancy to deliver tailored ESG solutions. She is known for her work on high profile, multi-strand cases, particularly those involving allegations of discrimination and is regularly instructed to act as an independent investigator in relation to complex workplace disputes.
Susannah's experience
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Conducting an investigation for a global IP leader in relation to allegations of systemic sex discrimination, victimisation and unequal pay involving the CEO, CFO, COO and other members of the global Exec team.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Leading an investigation for a global PLC involving serious allegations of sex discrimination and disability discrimination against members of the senior management team.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Conducting an investigation for a multi-national US corporation in relation to cultural issues across their European operations and producing an investigation report and recommendations.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Providing support to a global leader in the Tech sphere with 15,000+ employees across 15+ EU countries with preparations for the new EU Pay Transparency regime, including a brainstorming session for their European HR and Reward Leadership Teams to ensure internal stakeholders are aligned on the business’s wider Reward strategy.
- United Kingdom
- Technology & Digital Markets
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Conducting an investigation for an institution in the HE sector involving allegations of bullying and harassment stemming from a clash of gender critical/affirmative beliefs and producing a detailed investigation report with findings and recommendations.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Conducting an investigation for an institution in the HE sector concerning whistleblowing complaints regarding the alleged impingement of academic freedom and freedom of speech and producing a detailed report with findings and recommendations.
- United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Supporting Advance HE with the development of best practice guidance for the HE sector in relation to the interaction between academic freedom/freedom of speech and protection from harassment/discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
- United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Coordinating a global project for a PLC involving strategic advice in relation to the legal and cultural considerations associated with the collection of employee diversity data across 50+ jurisdictions. We also supported with the communications campaign to drive up employee declaration rates, emphasising 'hearts and minds' approaches in messaging.
- United Kingdom
- Technology & Digital Markets
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Supporting a multi-national organisation with their preparations for the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive and CSRD by conducting a “dry run” of the prescribed gender pay equity metrics across their European operations and providing advice on remedial actions to address pay iniquities identified and comms with employee reps.
- United Kingdom
- Technology & Digital Markets
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Conducting an investigation for a PLC involving serious allegations of systemic bullying, harassment and discrimination by multiple complainants against senior members of the Exec Board, including the CEO and producing a detailed investigation report with findings and recommendations.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
Credentials
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2023Made Partner at Pinsent Masons
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2005Qualified - Scotland
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2003Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde - Human Rights Law, LLM (with distinction)
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2002Glasgow Graduate School of Law - DipLP
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2001University of Glasgow - LLB (Hons) with French and Italian Language (1st class)
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2000Universite de Savoie - Dip French Legal Studies
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