Patrick Brodie
Partner
London
Our expert counsel will lead you through the involved complexities of employment law across markets and sectors, including reflecting our firm's focus tech, retail, insurance and professional services.
Our advice goes beyond knowing the law (though we know that exceedingly well): it's about helping businesses and their leaders strategically and successfully navigate the dynamics of today's and tomorrow's work. We advise on employment rights and workplace ecosystems, including as influenced by group and individual behaviours, engagement, and communication. We understand that though the law plays an important part in any solution so does an appreciation of the current and future regulatory, political, social and technological environment.
We believe in and seek to foster successful partnerships with those we work with. The skills, thinking and expertise of our team allows us to find answers to matters from complex litigation to inclusive diversity strategies. Our focus is about your success, achieving your goals.
As a firm, we embrace diversity and the value of every individual's contribution, underpinning our own ethos of blending curiosity with wisdom. Over the years, we have built strong connections with representative bodies for industry, social purpose think tanks, and public sector bodies. We believe that knowledge and understanding is not found in one place; many of the best answers are found at the intersection of different thoughts and a willingness to challenge the orthodoxy. We look to create and share ideas.
By being receptive to different ideas and distilling those into deliverable solutions, we will help you, anticipate challenges, seize opportunities and, most importantly, manage operational and organisational risk. Together, we will create your success.
An employment relationship can open all parties up to a range of legal challenges, and you need an expert employment litigation lawyer to defend your interests.
Learn moreFor your business to thrive, people need to be able to perform at their best. Our Employment, Engagement & Equality team is committed to building inclusive organisations.
Learn moreThe sensitive nature of cases involving sexual harassment and discrimination requires a legal partner with experience in this field. Our dedicated team will handle your case with efficiency and consideration.
Learn moreWhen handling business transfers, the situation can become complicated very quickly. Our employment lawyers are on hand to provide outsourcing legal advice and keep matters running smoothly.
Learn moreBusiness transformations involve many moving parts, and our restructuring lawyers will support you every step of the way – from large projects, to discrete advisory services.
Learn moreNavigating the complexities of trade union relations can be a time-consuming – and costly – challenge for your business. Our expert trade union lawyers are here to make the process as straightforward as possible.
Learn moreThinking - Podcast
The Work Couch: Disability inclusion at work (Part 3): What does genuine accessibility look like? with Samantha Renke
Topic: Employment
03.12.2024
Thinking - Podcast
The Work Couch: Disability inclusion at work (Part 2): Narratives, reasonable adjustments, and the business case for accessibility, with Samantha Renke
Topic: Employment
27.11.2024
In today’s landscape, ESG considerations impact every aspect of your business - from governance and people strategy to market engagement and environmental footprint.
LEARN MORE LEARN MOREThe labour & employment team of RPC is very hands-on, has deep sector knowledge and provides commercial sound advice. Another element that stands out is that the team is a market-leader in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion.
The ESG offering at RPC spans advising retailers and brands on green claims, managing sustainability in the supply chain and data security work in relation to green crime.
Excellent client handling skills and strong team dynamics.
The team is dynamic, lively, warm, friendly and listens! They are sensitive to the individual’s circumstances.
They go the extra mile and are so experienced they are unflappable. I would highly recommend the whole RPC employment team.
The firm provides assistance to a broad spectrum of clients operating in industries ranging from sport to shipbroking and media to metallurgy.
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