The 2026 listing of leading Employee & Trade Union focused London Employment Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of employment, industrial relations and workplace safety matters across the Greater London legal market whose practice has strong employee/applicant/trade union representation focus and who have been identified by the City’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Gareth Brahams, BDBF
Shazia Khan, Cole Khan
Claire Murray, CM Murray
Leading
Anna Birtwistle, Farrer & Co
Paula Chan, BDBF
Will Clayton, Constantine Law
Emilie Cole, Cole Khan
Edward Cooper, Slater & Gordon
Kiran Daurka, Leigh Day
Beth Hale, CM Murray
Karen Jackson, didlaw
Jane Mann, Fox Williams
Daniel Naftalin, Mishcon de Reya
Shah Quereshi, Irwin Mitchell
Annie Powell, Leigh Day
Eleanor Rowsell, Farrer & Co
Recommended
Elaine Aarons, Withers
Binder Bansel, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Iain Birrell, Thompsons
Deborah Casale, Irwin Mitchell
Sarah Chilton, CM Murray
Claire Christy, Withers
Peter Daly, Doyle Clayton
Claire Dawson, BDBF
Peter De Maria, Doyle Clayton
Simon Fenton, Fenton Elliott
Clive Howard, Keystone Law
Paul Jennings, Bates Wells
Marc Jones, Marjon Law
Rachel Mathieson, Bates Wells
Julie Morris, Keystone Law
Emma Satyamurti, Leigh Day
Meriel Schindler, Withers
Linky Trott, Edwin Coe
Andrew Yule, Winckworth Sherwood
The 2026 rankings of leading Employee Lawyers in the Greater London Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow London Employment Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2025 edition published May 2025
Preeminent
Gareth Brahams, BDBF
Edward Cooper, Slater & Gordon
Claire Murray, CM Murray
Leading
Elaine Aarons, Withers
Binder Bansel, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Emilie Cole, Cole Khan
Kiran Daurka, Leigh Day
Beth Hale, CM Murray
Jane Mann, Fox Williams
Daniel Naftalin, Mishcon de Reya
Annie Powell, Leigh Day
Eleanor Rowsell, Farrer & Co
Recommended
Susie Al-Qassah, Bellevue Law
Iain Birrell, Thompsons
Anna Birtwistle, Farrer & Co
Sarah Chilton, CM Murray
Peter Daly, Doyle Clayton
Simon Fenton, Fenton Elliott
David Fisher, CM Murray
Nicholas Hadaway, Lewis Silkin
Clive Howard, Keystone Law
Karen Jackson, didlaw
Marc Jones, Marjon Law
Shazia Khan, Cole Khan
Nigel Mackay, Leigh Day
Jennifer Millins, Mishcon de Reya
Julie Morris, Keystone Law
Shah Quereshi, Irwin Mitchell
Polly Rodway, BDBF
Meriel Schindler, Withers
Jennifer Sole, Curzon Greene
Neil Todd, Thompsons
Linky Trott, Edwin Coe
Andrew Yule, Winckworth Sherwood
2024 edition published June 2024
Preeminent
Edward Cooper, Slater & Gordon
Kiran Daurka, Leigh Day
Claire Murray, CM Murray
Leading
Elaine Aarons, Withers
Gareth Brahams, BDBF
Emilie Cole, Cole Khan
Peter Daly, Doyle Clayton
Beth Hale, CM Murray
Marc Jones, Marjon Law
Jane Mann, Fox Williams
Jennifer Millins, Mishcon de Reya
Daniel Naftalin, Mishcon de Reya
Annie Powell, Leigh Day
Eleanor Rowsell, Farrer & Co
Recommended
Susie Al-Qassah, Bellevue Law
Binder Bansel, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Kevin Barnes, Gareth Kerwin
Anna Birtwistle, Farrer & Co
Greg Campbell, Mishcon de Reya
Simon Fenton, Fenton Elliott
David Fisher, CM Murray
Dean Fuller, Fox & Partners
Clive Howard, Keystone Law
Madeleine Hughes, Workwise Legal
Karen Jackson, didlaw
Shazia Khan, Cole Khan
Nigel Mackay, Leigh Day
Shah Quereshi, Irwin Mitchell
Polly Rodway, BDBF
Meriel Schindler, Withers
Linky Trott, Edwin Coe
Tina Wisener, Doyle Clayton