Graham Green is a senior associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, based in its London office.  Graham was called to the Bar of England and Wales in March 1999.   He is a member of the Employment Group, where his practice focuses on all aspects of employment law.  Graham has extensive experience of employment litigation in the Employment Tribunal and the High Court.  Recently Graham has worked on a number of claims alleging breach of restrictive covenants and confidentiality provisions, including claims of poaching, where injunctive relief is being sought.  He has experience in running all types of discrimination claims including race, sex, age and disability discrimination, as well as equal pay claims, whistleblowing, high value discretionary bonus claims, claims involving breach of the implied duty of trust and confidence and claims relating to industrial disputes.  Graham has negotiated numerous settlements in relation to these types of claims.

Graham’s practice covers all aspects of non-contentious advisory employment law work including, for example, senior executive appointments and terminations, advising on post termination restrictive covenants and garden leave provisions.

Graham has advised on the employment aspects of numerous transactions including large global transactions.   In particular, Graham has advised on various TUPE transfers, including global outsourcings and offshorings, real estate transactions and transfers of insolvent companies.  Graham also has extensive experience of advising on the employment aspects of PFI transactions.  Graham’s transactional experience involves advising on the employment aspects of major share sales, corporate restructurings and private equity deals.

Graham advises on employers’ information and consultation obligations under TUPE, on collective redundancies and under the ICE Regulations.   Other general advisory work includes directors remuneration, maternity and paternity leave, temporary workers, agency workers, data protection, the employment aspects of the implementation of flexible benefits and secondments/overseas arrangements.

Graham is regularly involved in providing client seminars and training and providing external talks on all aspects of employment law.

 

Representative Experience

• Advising a large investment bank in relation to various race and sex discrimination claims and bonus related claims
• Advising a large investment bank in relation to a multi-jurisdictional global outsourcing and its termination 

Practices & Industries

• Employee Benefits & Pensions
• Employment - London
• London

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