Employment and partnership law firm CM Murray LLP has expanded its practice with the appointment of employment and partnership disputes lawyer, Alison Downie, as a Senior Consultant. She joins the firm from Goodman Derrick LLP, where she was formerly the Head of Employment and, more recently, consultant.
Alison also has extensive experience in advising in partnership disputes and professional discipline matters. She is the former Chair and a current Executive Committee Member of the Law Society Law Management Section.
With over 20 years’ experience, Alison has advised both employers, including both listed and private companies, and senior executives, on the full range of employment and discrimination law issues, as well as law firms and their partners. She has particular expertise in contentious workplace disputes and procedural issues, high-value severance negotiations and managing exits smoothly, discrimination, human rights, victimisation, whistleblowing, and board room and contract disputes.
Alison’s broad international client base spans several key sectors, including charities, professional services (including the legal sector) healthcare, trade unions, and public sectors, across Europe, Africa and India. As a litigator, her knowledge is underpinned by a creative and pragmatic approach to negotiations – representing clients in the Employment Tribunal, the High Court and the Supreme Court.
Commenting on her new role, Alison said: 'I have enormous admiration for the expertise, incredible work and the values of the whole team. I am really delighted and excited to be invited to join them.'
Clare Murray, Founder and Managing Partner of CM Murray LLP, added: 'Alison is a wonderful addition to our team. She brings incredible experience in complex employment, partnership and professional discipline disputes and advisory work which, alongside our Partnership M&A work, is the core focus of our practice. Alison brings a tenacity and fearlessness to everything she does. We are delighted to have Alison join us!'
