Analysis

Many once-powerful employer brands will be unable to attract top talent in the next decade. This is according to a report on how the downturn will change the future of work, published today by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

With redundancies still on the agenda and ex-employees readier than ever to seek legal redress for real and imagined slights, employment lawyers – like insolvency specialists – have enjoyed a busy year, with little let-up in sight. The firms listed below will tell you that you shouldn’t wait until you get a letter from the Employment Tribunal before getting in touch with them.

The course of business doesn’t always run smooth. And, when it doesn’t, there can be few more satisfying thoughts than dragging your opponent through the courts and being granted punitive damages. In this day and age, however, the talk is all of “dispute resolution” – which, though perhaps less satisfying than having your day in court, is likely to cost everyone a lot less in the long run. Either way, and whatever side of a lawsuit you find yourself on, the firms below are the Legal 500’s top players. Just hope you don’t receive an unexpected letter on their headed notepaper.

Planning on taking advantage of the exchange rate to launch a continental export drive? Thinking about a merger that would significantly alter the competitive landscape? You’ll be needing advice – and here are the firms the Legal 500 identifies as the region’s strongest in the field.