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Updated · The Law Society Gazette · Jul 13
Constantine Law Hires Anita Vadgama as Senior Employment Partner After £2.5 Million Tribunal Win
Updated
Updated · The Law Society Gazette · Jul 13

Constantine Law Hires Anita Vadgama as Senior Employment Partner After £2.5 Million Tribunal Win

1 articles · Updated · The Law Society Gazette · Jul 13

Summary

  • Constantine Law added Anita Vadgama to its employment team as a senior partner, strengthening its push in senior executive disputes and whistleblowing claims.
  • Vadgama joins from didlaw, where she was head of litigation, and advises C-suite clients on complex workplace disputes, FCA regulatory issues and high-value exits.
  • Her practice centers on discrimination, including disability, neurodiversity, sex and race claims, and she represented the appellant in Kong v Gulf International Bank.
  • A £2.5 million disability discrimination award she secured in 2021 ranks among the highest of its kind, underscoring the specialist depth Constantine said it wanted to add.

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