Restructuring

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 90 offices worldwide.

What makes us different:

• Market-leading insolvency experience
• Partner-led service
• Understanding of the administrator’s position
• Global employment boutique

Our team have been involved in some of the most high-profile and sizeable insolvency proceedings that have ever been opened in the UK and Ireland. For example, our partner Darren Isaacs led the team of employment lawyers advising the joint administrators on employment issues in 35 countries in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Our experience is set out below.

Some of the most contentious issues that face administrators come from the people that manage or work in the insolvent business. We are able to offer support to administrators with: 

• Legal opinion We have a senior team all with City backgrounds who offer clear, decisive and high-quality advice. We rarely sit on the fence.
• Sounding board We recognize that most administrators have significant HR expertise in-house and we are always happy to offer a second opinion.
• Litigation Our team is highly experienced in advising on employment litigation and unlike many employment teams, we are as adept in the High Court as in employment tribunals.
• International We are international lawyers who regularly work on multi-jurisdictional matters. Through our membership of Littler we have access to specialist employment law advice across the globe.

We know matters move quickly and time can be short. We are highly responsive. We are frequently called on to offer our expertise where the main legal advisors do not have the strength or depth of expertise which clients and their lead advisors require.