Senior Executives
“The team is extremely hard working, dedicated and commercial.” (Legal 500, 2023)
“Suzanne McKie and her team understand employment law backwards and forwards. Suzanne’s hyper-direct, no-nonsense style resonates well whether you are facing-off against major international corporations, Hollywood bigshots or simply those on the other side of the aisle. She’s a lion for her clients and her team.” (Legal 500, 2023)
Examples of recent work undertaken includes:
- Acted for a CEO of a finance house facing an internal investigation on breach of confidentiality policies, including advising him on his FCA regulatory status under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. Farore Law successfully challenged the employer’s internal investigation processes and managed to secure a settlement for an undisclosed amount.
- Advising a senior equity partner of a Big 4 professional services firm facing an internal investigation on bullying and harassment, including advising him on his own potential race discrimination claims against the firm.
- Acting in ongoing litigation for a senior executive against a private equity house in a complex equal pay and sex discrimination claim, where each of the carried interested agreements (LLP agreements) were governed by a number of offshore jurisdictions. The claim concerns the enforceability of the bad leaver provision that causes loss of all carry if litigation is started.
- Acting for a number of senior statutory directors (including the GC, CEO and CFO) and a House of Lords Peer in relation to claims against them of discrimination and victimisation, including in an ongoing EAT appeal concerning the Tribunal’s power to strike-out a claim after the liability judgment.
- Acted for a President of a listed company in a multi-million-pound whistleblowing claim concerning allegations of fraud and misrepresentation and involving Respondents based in offshore jurisdictions. The matter was settled for an undisclosed amount. As part of the settlement agreement, the employer exceptionally agreed to set aside findings of gross misconduct against our client.
- Acting in ongoing litigation for a senior executive and equity partner against a professional services firm in a complex disability discrimination claim, involving the forfeiture of shares under a lock-in agreement.
- Acting in the High Court for Founders of a tech startup in a multi-million-pound shareholder dispute at the Business and Property Court.
- Advising a senior executive of an asset management firm in a race discrimination claim involving Respondents based in Switzerland, including advising on the application of the Swiss ordinance against excessive remuneration by listed companies.
Farore Law’s core client base are senior executives. We act for them in relation to contentious and non-contentious matters.
On the contentious side, we act for senior executives involved in cases concerning whistleblowing, misconduct, sexual harassment, discrimination, equal pay, internal/regulatory investigations, restrictive covenants and shareholder disputes. We typically act for individuals working in financial and professional services firms, as well as sectors such as media/entertainment, natural resources and private healthcare.
On the non-contentious side, we advise senior executives when they wish to bring, or are the subjects of, internal grievances and disciplinary action; and advise them ahead of any litigation process, as well as in relation to settlement agreements. We ensure that reputation is at the forefront of any advice and strategies.
We are very well placed in advising senior executives on complex remuneration structures, ranging from carried interest, LTIPs and deferred compensation plans. We regularly deal with cases involving complex vesting schedules, good leaver/bad leaver provisions and restrictive covenants.
We manage the litigation process from inception to conclusion, providing in-house advocacy services in courts or tribunals according to client need.
As a claimant-sided litigation firm, conflicts are rarely an issue. This makes us well suited to provide high quality advice and representation to senior executives and as enabling us to be a well trusted partner for firms who are conflicted but nonetheless require exceptional results.
We have a particular expertise in advising individuals whose employers have an international presence. Our most recent cases have involved advising clients on potential litigation where they or the company were based in the United States, Russia, Switzerland, UAE (on issues concerning ADGM and DIFC law) and where relevant contracts were governed by a number of different jurisdictions.
Our lawyers are not only experts in tribunal and High Court litigation but are also very well placed in negotiating departures for senior executives. What makes us stand apart from other claimant-sided firms is that we are comfortable with taking risks and regularly challenge employers on the propriety of any offers given to our clients. We regularly use our litigation tactics in obtaining leverage to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients in any negotiation or mediation.
Regardless of whether we achieve a resolution through a settlement agreement or in a court or tribunal, our lawyers recognise that reputation is a fundamental concern for senior executives. We incorporate reputation management as a fundamental tenet of our strategy for all senior executives and have worked with PR consultants and defamation lawyers in the past, where appropriate.
Testimonials
“The team is extremely hard working, dedicated and commercial.” (Legal 500, 2023)
“Suzanne McKie and her team understand employment law backwards and forwards. Suzanne’s hyper-direct, no-nonsense style resonates well whether you are facing-off against major international corporations, Hollywood bigshots or simply those on the other side of the aisle. She’s a lion for her clients and her team.” (Legal 500, 2023)
Examples of recent work undertaken includes:
- Acted for a CEO of a finance house facing an internal investigation on breach of confidentiality policies, including advising him on his FCA regulatory status under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. Farore Law successfully challenged the employer’s internal investigation processes and managed to secure a settlement for an undisclosed amount.
- Advising a senior equity partner of a Big 4 professional services firm facing an internal investigation on bullying and harassment, including advising him on his own potential race discrimination claims against the firm.
- Acting in ongoing litigation for a senior executive against a private equity house in a complex equal pay and sex discrimination claim, where each of the carried interested agreements (LLP agreements) were governed by a number of offshore jurisdictions. The claim concerns the enforceability of the bad leaver provision that causes loss of all carry if litigation is started.
- Acting for a number of senior statutory directors (including the GC, CEO and CFO) and a House of Lords Peer in relation to claims against them of discrimination and victimisation, including in an ongoing EAT appeal concerning the Tribunal’s power to strike-out a claim after the liability judgment.
- Acted for a President of a listed company in a multi-million-pound whistleblowing claim concerning allegations of fraud and misrepresentation and involving Respondents based in offshore jurisdictions. The matter was settled for an undisclosed amount. As part of the settlement agreement, the employer exceptionally agreed to set aside findings of gross misconduct against our client.
- Acting in ongoing litigation for a senior executive and equity partner against a professional services firm in a complex disability discrimination claim, involving the forfeiture of shares under a lock-in agreement.
- Acting in the High Court for Founders of a tech startup in a multi-million-pound shareholder dispute at the Business and Property Court.
- Advising a senior executive of an asset management firm in a race discrimination claim involving Respondents based in Switzerland, including advising on the application of the Swiss ordinance against excessive remuneration by listed companies.
