Virginia Allen

Experience: Litigation: Acting for a software company in investigating and ultimately settling allegations of automatic unfair dismissal and disability discrimination; Defending a multinational telecommunications company against a claim of sex discrimination brought in the UK Employment Tribunal; Defending an international asset management company against a complex and high-value disability discrimination claim; Defending an international software company against an unfair dismissal claim brought by a contractor alleging he was in fact an employee; Advising various employers on restrictive covenant disputes, including the possibility of seeking injunctive relief, orders for delivery up of company property and other remedies; Counselling / Advisory: Drafting and helping to negotiate the terms of employment agreements for senior management of multiple clients; Negotiating the exit of senior executives from multiple clients, including in circumstances involving alleged gross misconduct by the employees and other sensitive and complex disputes; Advising on the management of a grievance brought by a salesperson against their employee in relation to alleged pricing irregularities and subsequent whistleblowing allegations; Guiding a pharmaceutical company through a multi-jurisdictional restructuring exercise; including advising on the UK considerations and coordinating overseas advice; Transactional: Advising on the employment law aspects of multiple corporate transactions, including share sales, asset sales, and joint ventures; Advising on the application of the TUPE Regulations to various transactions, especially those involving real estate and funds; Working alongside our restructuring team to advise on the employment law aspects of insolvency situations.