Simmons & Simmons—Fiona Bolton

Simmons & Simmons has boosted its employment capabilities with the addition of Fiona Bolton as partner in the London office.

Fiona joins the firm after more than nine years at Eversheds Sutherland. She offers combined expertise intersecting the areas of employment law and finance, with ample experience advising top financial institutions on a wide range of employment issues. She will be joining the firm’s Senior Management and Certification Regime (SMCR) team, which focuses on providing advice to members of the financial services sector regarding the upcoming changes to regulations.

Fiona said: ‘I am delighted to be joining Simmons & Simmons' market-leading employment practice; I have long admired this extremely impressive team and its reputation for, and commitment to, excellence. I very much look forward to working with my new colleagues to provide the highest quality service to clients in the UK and internationally.’

Simmons & Simmons’ international head of employment Julian Taylor added: ‘We are very pleased Fiona has joined our London employment team, providing us with another leading litigator as well as joining the firm’s cross-disciplinary SMCR group to advise financial services firms on the employment and regulatory impacts of the incoming regime.’