Andrew is a Partner in our Employment Team at Travers Smith.
He advises clients on the full spectrum of global workforce issues across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on financial services, advising clients at the intersection of employment and financial regulations law. Andrew has considerable experience supporting clients with workplace investigations, employment disputes, and the employment aspects of corporate transactions, outsourcing and reorganisations.
Andrew specialises in advising on, and undertaking, workplace investigations into serious allegations of workplace misconduct. He also advises employers on complex employment disputes involving discrimination, whistleblowing, and restraint of trade.
Andrew is experienced in advising on the employment aspects of transfers of undertakings, regulatory change projects, corporate reorganisations, and outsourcing. He supports clients through the full project life-cycle, including advising on strategy and separation issues, undertaking due diligence, drafting and negotiating contractual terms, collective consultation processes, and post-deal activity including integration and harmonisation.
Client secondments
- Secondment to Micro Focus as Head of Labour Relations - the role involved coordinating the global labour relations team, working alongside the HR and employment legal teams, to advise on BAU and event driven issues including global reduction in force project and return to the office following COVID-19.
- Secondment to HSBC sitting in their global employment legal team reporting into the Global Head of Employment Legal. I had a busy and varied workload working with various teams across the bank. I worked with the bank’s regulatory, whistleblowing and investigations teams in relation to complex investigations involving multiple jurisdictions. I managed numerous employment tribunal and high court claims working with external counsel.