Sean Nesbitt

Sean is the Head of our international Employment, Pensions & Mobility team. He also leads of our UK specialist advisory services practices, including tax and financial services regulation. Sean's recognised as one of the UK's leading employment lawyers. He deals with all aspects of employment work, including executive employment and termination, commercial transactions, and business transfers.

Clients describe Sean as a commercial and innovative adviser. He has extensive experience of employment law in the context of commercial transactions, including outsourcings and international reorganisations. He advises on collective redundancies and consultation, complex benefits issues and individual employment disputes, particularly those with an international element.

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Career

Since 2002	Partner, Taylor Wessing
1998 - 2002	Partner and previously a senior associate, Garrets

Education

1996

BA Hons, University of Oxford

Publications

<a href="https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/desire-for-flexibility-in-hours-and-location-increases-as-staff-get-older/" target="_blank"><em>Staff seek greater flexibility as they get older</em></a>, Personnel Today, 2 December 2019

Memberships & Associations

Industrial Law Society
IBA Employment, Immigration and Discrimination Committees
Employment Lawyers' Association
European Employment Lawyers' Association

Additional languages

English

French

Expertise

Sectors Business & professional services Consumer & retail Financial institutions & insurance

Experience

Ongoing employment law advice	An international car rental company on providing comprehensive employment law advisory in M&A-projects as well as regarding ongoing matters in recruitment and HR management
Directors of listed companies and their professionals	Directors of listed companies and their professionals on governance, employee disputes and strategic dispute resolution.
Investment managers, partners and directors of banks	Investment managers, partners and directors of banks on LLP membership, immigration strategy, partnership disputes and settlements.

International investment and professional services employees	International investment and professional services employees on litigation between UAE and UK and appeals to overturn jurisdiction findings.
A leading professional services firm	A leading professional services firm on employee issues on insolvency, an employee helpline and staff training.
An international mobility services company	An international mobility services company on an employment strategy, acquisitions and outsourcing, data handling and non-compete litigation.

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Awards

Chambers and Partners UK 2023	Employment (employer) - Band 3: Sean Nesbitt continues to advise international and domestic clients on a broad array of employment issues. He routinely assists employers in the financial, retail and professional services sectors. "He's a consummate professional with amazing responsiveness and genuine and authentic care for his clients." "He is very bright and personable." "He is an intelligent practitioner."
Legal 500 UK 2023	Employment (employers) - Ranked: ‘Sean Nesbitt is a top notch adviser and a great ally. He has tackled many complex issues for us.’
Legal 500 UK 2022	Employment - employers
Chambers UK 2020	Leading individual - Employment: Employer (Band 3): Sean Nesbitt continues to advise international and domestic clients from the financial, retail and professional services sectors on a broad array of employment issues. Interviewees describe him as "a pragmatic lawyer who is very well liked by clients."
Chambers UK 2019	Leading individual - Employment: Employer (Band 3): Sean Nesbitt is "a very good strategist and provides very pithy, sound advice," according to sources. He assists clients with day-to-day employment issues as well as advising on employment litigation.
Chambers UK 2018	Leading individual - Employment (Band 3): Sean Nesbitt is considered by sources to be "a really innovative lawyer who knows how to read the legal market." He is known for his representation of clients in the financial services sector and for his expertise on issues of insolvency and whistle-blowing.

Legal 500 UK 2017	Leading individual - Employment
Legal 500 UK 2017	Leading individual - Employment
Who's Who Legal 2017	Leading individual: Labour and Employment
Chambers UK 2016	Leading individual - Employment: A client commented that Sean cuts through the irrelevant issues and always has a firm grasp on the commercial issues that matter.