Adrian Lebron (Partner)
Adrian is a partner in the Employment Department and also deals with partnership matters. His practice has a particular focus on City, financial and professional services and he advises employers, partnerships, partners and senior employees. Many of his matters involve regulatory issues. He also has a particular interest in TUPE.
He has dealt with litigation in all courts and at all levels. He also has significant transactional experience having advised on significant transactions including acquisitions, outsourcings, IPOs and privatisations.
Over his long and varied career Adrian has represented banks, fund managers, brokers, insurers and professional services firms. He has also represented senior individuals including directors of public companies and professionals including bankers, lawyers, accountants and architects.
He focuses on securing the best commercial outcome for clients, often in situations where the future of their business or their career is at stake.
Adrian has been included in Chambers, Legal 500 and The Best Lawyers in the UK for Employment Law for a number of years.
Recent cases
- Advising on litigation arising from the LIBOR and forex investigations and HMRC’s challenge to film investment schemes.
- Advising a fund manager in connection with a fraud investigation.
- Advising a bank on restrictions and team moves.
- Advising in connection with the outsourcing of part of a brokerage business.
- Representing a professional services firm in connection with disputes with former partners.
- Defending complex discrimination claims for multinational companies and professional services firms.
- Advising on a dispute involving restrictions in the field of professional services.
- Defending complex discrimination claims including conducting mediations.
- Representing senior executives including a number of chief executives and finance directors in connection with their termination.
- Advising a public sector body on the application of TUPE to outsourcing arrangements.
- Representing well known law firms, professional service firms, commodity and financial futures brokers, hedge funds, companies in the manufacturing and transport sectors and senior executives.
- Resolving collective issues including major industrial disputes
- Advising on the employment aspects of major transactions including, sales outsourcings and privatisations.
Professional societies and memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Association of Partnership Practitioners