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Elizabeth Graves

Partner

Elizabeth is an employment Partner in the Human Resources practice group at Eversheds Sutherland.

She joined in 2011, having worked on the employment, pensions and benefits team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP for over 10 years.

Elizabeth co-leads Eversheds Sutherland's Global International Life Sciences sector team. She acts predominantly for clients in the life sciences, financial services and technology sectors.

She is highly experienced in managing the employment aspects of cross-border M&A transactions and day-to-day international employment advice for clients in multiple countries, as well as major international projects. Her contentious workload involves the management of complex high-value employment tribunal litigation, often involving discrimination and/or whistleblowing.

Elizabeth has also acted in a number of cases involving transfers of undertakings, including a £50m claim for failure to inform and consult.

She has completed secondments to two financial institutions and one global media company as VP of International Employment Law. Elizabeth is regularly quoted in the press and media and is the co-editor of Bloomsbury's "Financial services — an employment practitioner's guide." She is a keen supporter of diversity, acting as a Gender Network Champion for Eversheds Sutherland.

Elizabeth is described by Legal 500 as "a leading light in cross-border employment matters … clients describe her as 'an exceptional lawyer — dependable and commercial with high emotional intelligence and good regulatory insight." She is also ranked as an Acritas Star Lawyer.

The Legal 500 Deutschland Recommended Lawyer 2021

Elizabeth Graves

Partner

Elizabeth Graves

Partner

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