Updated
Updated · ICLG.com · May 21
Freeths Appoints Sophie Fulwell as Employment Director in Liverpool After 10-Plus Years Advising Employers
Updated
Updated · ICLG.com · May 21

Freeths Appoints Sophie Fulwell as Employment Director in Liverpool After 10-Plus Years Advising Employers

1 articles · Updated · ICLG.com · May 21

Summary

  • Freeths has added Sophie Fulwell to its national employment team in Liverpool, expanding senior capacity in a practice the firm says is growing with client demand.
  • More than 10 years into her legal career, Fulwell advises employers on the employment aspects of acquisitions, disposals, investments, IPOs, outsourcing projects, restructures, redundancies and business transformations.
  • Her practice also covers employee lifecycle issues, including post-termination restrictions, business protection strategies and drafting employment and senior service agreements.
  • Fulwell brings tribunal experience in whistleblowing, discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal cases, strengthening Freeths' employment offering in Liverpool and across its UK network.

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