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02 July 2019
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Winckworth Sherwood—Blair Adams

Employment team expands with partner hire

Winckworth Sherwood has welcomed Blair Adams to its employment team as a partner.

Blair joins the firm after more than two years with Wedlake Bell, and has previously been a partner with DMH Stallard and Shepherd and Wedderburn. He advises businesses and senior executives on a wide range of employment and partnership matters. His areas of expertise include restructuring and redundancy, discrimination, internal investigations, restrictive covenants and litigation in the employment tribunal and the High Court.

Jo Keddie, head of employment, said: ‘We are delighted to welcome Blair as a new partner to our established team.  Blair’s skills and immense experience further enhances our services to our employer client base.  Blair has a proven track record on getting the best outcomes for clients and will be a key player in our continued growth.’

Blair added: ‘I'm thrilled to be joining Jo and the Winckworth Sherwood team, they have a sterling reputation in employment law and I look forward to being a part of that.’

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