Leading Employment Lawyers (Employer Representation) - London, 2026

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The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused London Employment Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters across the greater London legal market whose practice has strong employer representation focus and who have been identified by the city’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 6 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Miriam Bruce	Mayer Brown	Doyle’s ranking record: Miriam Bruce
Sarah Henchoz	A&O Shearman	Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Henchoz
Toni Lorenzo	Lewis Silkin	Doyle’s ranking record: Toni Lorenzo
Daniel Naftalin	Mishcon de Reya	Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Naftalin
Robbie Sinclair	Gibson Dunn	Doyle’s ranking record: Robbie Sinclair
Andrew Taggart	Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Taggart

Leading

Leading: 14 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Mike Anderson	Lewis Silkin	Doyle’s ranking record: Mike Anderson
Michael Burd	Lewis Silkin	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Burd
Will Clayton	Constantine Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Will Clayton
James Davies	Lewis Silkin	Doyle’s ranking record: James Davies
Andrea Finn	Simmons & Simmons	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrea Finn
Kathleen Healy	Freshfields	Doyle’s ranking record: Kathleen Healy
David Hunt	Farrer & Co	Doyle’s ranking record: David Hunt
Monica Kurnatowska	Baker McKenzie	Doyle’s ranking record: Monica Kurnatowska
Jane Mann	Fox Williams	Doyle’s ranking record: Jane Mann
Hugh More	Withers	Doyle’s ranking record: Hugh More
Nicola Rabson	Linklaters	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicola Rabson
Khurram Shamsee	DAC Beachcroft	Doyle’s ranking record: Khurram Shamsee
Catherine Taylor	CMS	Doyle’s ranking record: Catherine Taylor
Catriona Watt	Fox & Partners	Doyle’s ranking record: Catriona Watt

Recommended: 35 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Caroline Baker	Littler Mendolson	Doyle’s ranking record: Caroline Baker
Gordon Bartlett	A&O Shearman	Doyle’s ranking record: Gordon Bartlett
Anna Birtwistle	Farrer & Co	Doyle’s ranking record: Anna Birtwistle
Ed Bowyer	Hogan Lovells	Doyle’s ranking record: Ed Bowyer
Jason Butwick	Dechert	Doyle’s ranking record: Jason Butwick
Alexandra Carn	Keystone Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Carn
Claire Christy	Withers	Doyle’s ranking record: Claire Christy
Alison Dixon	Bird & Bird	Doyle’s ranking record: Alison Dixon
John Evason	Baker McKenzie	Doyle’s ranking record: John Evason
Kathryn Fielder	BP Collins	Doyle’s ranking record: Kathryn Fielder
Chris Fisher	Mayer Brown	Doyle’s ranking record: Chris Fisher
Paul Fontes	Eversheds Sutherland	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Fontes
Lee Harding	DLA Piper	Doyle’s ranking record: Lee Harding
Rachel Heenan	Capsticks	Doyle’s ranking record: Rachel Heenan
Chris Holme	Clyde & Co	Doyle’s ranking record: Chris Holme
Nick Hurley	Charles Russell Speechlys	Doyle’s ranking record: Nick Hurley
Kate Kapp	Doyle Clayton	Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Kapp
Susannah Kintish	Mishcon de Reya	Doyle’s ranking record: Susannah Kintish
Tim Leaver	Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Leaver
Colin Leckey	Lewis Silkin	Doyle’s ranking record: Colin Leckey
Richard Marshall	Penningtons Manches Cooper	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Marshall
Tim Marshall	DLA Piper	Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Marshall
Jennifer Millins	Mishcon de Reya	Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Millins
Richard Miskella	Lewis Silkin	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Miskella
David Murphy	Fox Williams	Doyle’s ranking record: David Murphy
Kate Pumfrey	A&O Shearman	Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Pumfrey
Paul Reeves	Stephenson Harwood	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Reeves
Nick Robertson	Keystone Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Nick Robertson
Louise Skinner	Morgan Lewis	Doyle’s ranking record: Louise Skinner
Sybille Steiner	Irwin Mitchell	Doyle’s ranking record: Sybille Steiner
Carla Watling	Lewis Silkin	Doyle’s ranking record: Carla Watling
Julia Wilson	Baker McKenzie	Doyle’s ranking record: Julia Wilson
Dan Wise	Osborne Wise	Doyle’s ranking record: Dan Wise
Matthew Wood	Mishcon de Reya	Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Wood
Richard Yeomans	Addleshaw Goddard	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Yeomans

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The 2026 rankings of leading Employer Lawyers in the Greater London Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow London Employment Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Employer Lawyers in the Greater London Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow London Employment Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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