"very organised, knowledgeable and sensible"
Chambers UK 2019
Miriam is a senior associate in the London Employment Group. She was selected by Chambers and Partners (2017) as one of only three “Associates to Watch” in her field (employment law for employers) and was noted in particular for providing clients with “excellent and responsive advice”.
Miriam deals with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters and acts for clients across a variety of sectors, including insurance, financial services, retail and manufacturing.
Her advisory experience includes advice regarding TUPE, dismissals and settlement agreements, redundancy programmes, employee handbooks and policy reviews, disciplinary and grievance issues and drafting employment and consultancy agreements. Miriam is also experienced in managing global employment law projects across a number of jurisdictions on issues such as redundancy, changing terms and conditions and business transfers. She has also worked on the employment aspects of a number of different outsourcing deals, both globally and in the UK.
Miriam’s contentious experience includes acting for employers in Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and High Court claims involving a broad range of issues, including unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract.
Miriam speaks regularly at internal and external events on employment law related issues.
Miriam joined Mayer Brown in 2005 as a trainee and qualified in 2007.