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Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.

  • J D Wetherspoon plc

    Advising JD Wetherspoon plc on a contract dispute with a beer supplier.

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    Advised an international energy company on sanctions breaches linked to bank accounts held with Russian sanctioned banks, the subsequent disclosures to OFSI and submission of licence applications.

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    Conducted due diligence and forensic intelligence for an international energy company on the ownership and control of a UAE entity and advising on potential sanctions breaches.

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    Advising a German software company with an international background on the separation of a managing director, in particular with regard to dealing with a post-contractual non-competition clause.

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    Acted for a large consultancy following the exfiltration of large amounts of data by a former consultant. Identified the data at issue and arranged a settlement, including the deletion and destruction of the data copied and removed.

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    Advised a Fortune 500 listed client to successfully obtain injunctive relief to prohibit and forensically investigate a conspiracy involving the theft and misuse of confidential information by a large number of former employees. The case involved action in London, Germany, Norway and the US.

  • Flynn Pharma Ltd

    Advised Flynn Pharma Ltd - a novel parallel import case involving a free standing "Euro" defence based on an argument that the enforcement of trade mark rights amounted to a quantitative restriction on trade (High Court 2015, Court of Appeal 2017)

  • Teva

    Advised Teva - interim injunction preventing the parallel importation of QVAR (beclamethasone diproprionate) from Germany to the UK

  • Interflora

    Advised Interflora in a case relating to the use of Interflora as an AdWord in the Google advertising programme (High Court 2009, 2013 and 2014; CJEU 2011; Court of Appeal 2012 and 2014)

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  • Asda Stores

    Advised Asda Stores in a case referred to the CJEU on the question of genuine use of a trade mark and the reputation which accrues to use of a trade mark in a particular colour (2010 and 2012)

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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.

Manfred Schmid

Partner, Global Head of Employment & Incentives

Manny heads Pinsent Masons' global employment law practice. He advises on all aspects of individual and collective labour law and supports on social security, data protection and mobility matters as well as on cross-border restructuring projects. He advises on cooperation with works councils and trade unions as well as in the area of public labour law.

Partner

Ben delivers commercially focused employment and reward advice to international clients in the Life Sciences, Retail, and Financial Services sectors. Ben adds value through strategic insight, regulatory expertise, and a growing interest in AI implementation.

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Partner

Chris is a partner in our London team with an extensive background advising clients on complex employment law scenarios, including senior exits, disciplinaries and grievances, as well as supporting clients on sensitive internal investigations where there are potentially criminal and reputational risks.

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Legal Director

Anthony is an experienced senior employment lawyer with particular expertise in HR compliance counselling and the transactional aspects of employment law, such as the HR aspects of M&A, private equity transactions, commercial contracts and outsourcings, and real estate transactions.

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Legal Director

Laura has an extensive background advising clients on complex employment law scenarios, particularly in the Financial Services and Infrastructure Sector.

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Partner

Deirdre provides focused and practical advice to a broad range of national and multinational employers on contentious and non-contentious employment issues. She has significant experience advising on the diverse and complex employment issues arising in commercial transactions and restructurings.

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Partner

Anne's practice spans across a range of employment issues in both contentious and non-contentious matters. She has significant experience in tribunal and high-court litigation in areas including discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistleblowing.

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Partner

David specialises in employment law. He has chaired disciplinary enquiries and arbitrations. He has acted as a judge in the Labour Court. He acts on behalf of clients in a variety of sectors, mainly the mining, banking and retail sectors. He appears and/or represents his clients in various forums, tribunals and courts including the Labour and Labour Appeal Courts, High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court.

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Managing Senior Associate

Emma is a specialist employment lawyer who advises businesses with operations or interests in the UAE and wider Middle East region, and the UK, on all aspects of employment and labour law issues.

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Orbital launches Scots Law workflows for Commercial Real Estate following pilot with Pinsent Masons

Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice 

Pinsent Masons advises on £230m plus Penta Real Estate and Staycity Group London aparthotel joint venture

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district. 

Pinsent Masons advises industrial manufacturers PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Group

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.

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