Lauren Williams

Since joining the Employment Group, Lauren has worked on a variety of matters including:

• providing a wide variety of day-to-day employment advice under a retainer with a global payment processing company including disciplinary proceedings, redundancies, grievances and sickness absence
• acting for a global health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain in High Court proceedings seeking an injunction against a former employee in relation to a restrictive covenant dispute
• coordinating and conducting employment-related due diligence for a financial services technology company on its acquisition of a financial risk and business analytics solutions business covering 25 jurisdictions
• assisting a UK-based private hire taxi company in defending worker status claims in the Employment Tribunal
• advising a global technology company on all aspects of GDPR compliance from an employment perspective
• acting for a multinational banking and financial services corporation in responding to a claim from a former employee for breach of discrimination legislation in the Employment Tribunal 
• advising on day-to-day employment issues under a retainer with a global fashion retailer including queries on family leave, misconduct disciplinary proceedings, recruitment, flexible working and employee working hours
• conducting employment-related due diligence on the acquisition of a  UK financial risk management company and advising on post-completion implementation steps in the UK, including settlement agreements and new employment terms for key employees
• providing day-to-day employment advice for a UK based insurance and reinsurance market, including drafting settlement agreements in connection with a redundancy exercise
• acting for a global fashion retailer in respect of a claim for discrimination by a former employee