Employment

At Edwin Coe, our Employment team advises both employers and senior executives across all aspects of the working relationship — from recruitment and governance to disputes and exits. We are known for combining strategic foresight with a deeply human understanding of the issues at stake, achieving outcomes that are practical, protective and fair.

A joined-up view 

We act for UK and international employers, senior executives, and business owners across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, technology, engineering, media, healthcare, and professional services.

Our dual perspective — advising both employers and executives — gives us a complete understanding of how matters develop on both sides of the table. This insight allows us to anticipate issues early, resolve them efficiently, and protect relationships and reputations where it matters most.

For employers, we provide pragmatic guidance that helps them navigate complex workforce issues, manage risk, and align their people strategy with their commercial objectives. For senior executives, we offer discreet, strategic advice through critical career moments — from appointment to exit or transition — ensuring that every decision is made with clarity and control.

Collaborative by design 

We work seamlessly across the firm to provide joined-up solutions. Our team collaborates with corporate, restructuring, tax and private client colleagues to ensure that employment matters are considered in their full commercial and personal context.

We also work closely with HR advisers, mediators, occupational health and other professionals, ensuring that every issue is handled with care and consistency. Whether advising on a sensitive grievance, a large-scale restructuring or a cross-border acquisition, our approach remains clear, calm and connected.

Quiet strength. Lasting results. 

Our team is recognised for its depth of experience and ability to handle complex, high-value and high-profile employment issues — often involving discrimination, whistleblowing, restrictive covenants, and board-level disputes.

We are equally at home advising on strategic workforce planning, TUPE, and regulatory compliance as we are conducting Employment Tribunal litigation or High Court injunctions. Across all matters, our focus is on achieving meaningful, sustainable outcomes for our clients — with discretion, composure and integrity.

Three-dimensional advice 

Our employment practice combines legal insight, commercial intelligence and human understanding. We see the full picture — people, business and purpose — and provide the clarity our clients need to act with confidence.

We look beyond the immediate issue to anticipate how today’s decisions shape tomorrow’s working relationships, helping organisations and individuals to move forward with assurance. It’s a way of working that turns legal precision into lasting partnership.

Collaborative in approach. Committed in purpose. Connected where it matters most.