Paul Callegari is managing partner of the firm’s London office and
a practice area leader in the firm's global Labor, Employment, and Workplace
Safety practice. He leads the practice in the London office, helping international
businesses to manage employment law issues in the UK and the EU. He is experienced
in advising companies on all aspects of UK employment law including contracts and
handbooks, performance and absence management processes, reductions in force and
redundancies, internal investigations, disciplinary and grievance procedures
executive severance negotiations, TUPE, the enforcement of post-termination
restrictions (including in team move situations) and defending employers against
litigation from former employees.
Paul regularly works with international businesses, particularly
US-headquartered businesses, in relation to the management of cross-border
employment projects, such as pan-European redundancy programs, global incentive plan
reviews, harmonisation of European contractual documentation and global data
retention plans.
Paul is included in the employment section of Chambers UK and
Chambers Global and was named to the London Super Lawyers list in 2013
and 2014. Chambers UK 2016 commented that Paul “never fails to
come up with clear and sound solutions that are pragmatic and
successful,” according to sources. He works with a broad stable
of employers and is known to be “approachable, knowledgeable and
articulate.” Clients note that Paul provides “calm,
patient, and business-focused legal guidance,” with one client
describing him as: “without a doubt, my most favorite international
counsel, ever.”
