Simon Gorham

Simon is head of employment and advises on the full range of employment law issues, both contentious and non-contentious, often across European and international jurisdictions.

He has extensive experience of:

• Representing senior executives and investment professionals on sensitive and high-stakes matters, including on the Senior Managers & Certification Regime
• Advising corporates, financial services institutions and family offices on employment and employment regulatory issues, investigations, multi-jurisdictional re-organisations, whistleblowing, discrimination, grievances, dismissals and defending claims
• Advising family businesses on UK and international employment law issues
• Advising on the employment aspects of a wide variety of private equity, M&A and outsourcing transactions (with a particular emphasis on the application of TUPE), as well as restructuring schemes and IPOs
• Advising on protecting confidential information and enforcing post-termination restrictions
• Bringing and defending employment litigation in the Employment Tribunal and High Court

Simon previously worked in the employment department of an international law firm and has spent time on secondment at in-house legal and HR teams at an international bank and at a global professional services firm.

In 2022, Simon was appointed as a trustee to the Dame Vera Lynn Memorial Statute charity.