Yvonne Gallagher

Partner

Yvonne is an employment partner and head of the firm’s employment group.

Yvonne advises on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including board disputes, employment claims (including discrimination claims) and disputes of all types in relation to remuneration and benefit arrangements. She is highly regarded for her realistic and pragmatic approach to finding resolutions to workplace conflicts.

Yvonne has longstanding expertise in relation to transfer of undertakings (TUPE) and practical management of the implications for businesses of TUPE transfer situations. She has developed a particular specialism working with employers to resolve complex board disputes.

She has considerable experience in advising charities and not-for-profit organisations as well as corporates of all sizes and structures ranging from startups to listed entities. Her advice includes ensuring contracts and policies are fit for purpose and resilient.

Yvonne carries out both senior executive and partnership work alongside a busy corporate employment practice.

She regularly advises high profile individuals who are exiting their roles and taking up new positions. This includes advising on complex remuneration and incentive structures.

She is also very experienced in advising on the enforceability of restrictive covenants in executive service agreements and negotiating the terms of appointments.

Yvonne is well known in the market and is often quoted in national and specialist press in relation to employment and HR topics:

• People Management – The ‘banter ban’: clause 20
• People Management – Successful victimisation claim after boss’ paternity leave joke
• The Times – Employment Rights Bill: Labour’s lack of readiness for No.10