
'We treat GQ|Littler as an extension of our in-house legal team and find their support invaluable.'
Legal 500, 2022
GQ|Littler is the leading employment law firm for employers in the UK and Ireland. We offer risk-based advice and litigation services on employment, immigration, employee tax and incentives issues. We work globally as part of Littler, the world’s largest employment law firm with over 1,600 lawyers in 100 offices worldwide.
Our team advises on the full range of partnership and LLP legal issues from difficult day-to-day policy issues to complex partner exits and team moves. We are one of the few high-end employment firms working in this area to offer specialist employment litigation expertise for partnerships and LLPs, with experience of employment tribunal, arbitration and High Court proceedings.
We also have substantial expertise advising clients in the financial services and professional services sectors many of whom trade using LLPs.
Although LLPs have become a popular business structure in the City, the law in this area is different from traditional partnership law and relatively undeveloped. Not only do we have in-depth expertise in this area of practice, but we understand the market norms. We also advise on:
We understand the cultural sensitivities that arise when dealing with partners and offer a business-aligned service to address the frustration of receiving academic legal advice without clear recommendations.
We are members of the Association of Partnership Practitioners (APP).
When you bring a new partner on board, or if you are joining a new firm or LLP, it is critical that you have done your due diligence and your adviser understands the relevant dynamics and potential loopholes. Our experience includes:
We are highly experienced in advising partnerships of all sizes on how to manage their policies to minimise the risk of claims and have practical experience of the policies that are applied in practice. Our experience includes:
We are well known for expertise in High Court disputes and arbitration which is essential in the partnership context and includes:
Hiring a partner or group of partners or launching a new competing business can be stressful and legally problematic. Few partners understand that they owe more onerous duties than most employees. Our experience includes:
'We treat GQ|Littler as an extension of our in-house legal team and find their support invaluable.'
Legal 500, 2022
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