Jackie Thomas
Jackie Thomas
Jackie Thomas
Biography
Jackie is a highly experienced employment lawyer who advises on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Her contentious advice focuses on complex disputes including discrimination claims, claims which involve multi-jurisdictional issues and business protection cases arising from team moves and the enforcement of post-termination restrictions. She represents employers in both the Employment Tribunal and the High Court.
Jackie also provides clients with strategic commercial advice on non-contentious issues including business restructuring; grievance and disciplinary processes; and on the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
Jackie has particular experience in advising in the financial services sector and she works closely with the Financial Services Disputes & Investigations group advising on matters with interlinking employment and regulatory issues, including remuneration, whistleblowing investigations and conduct/culture issues. Jackie also has experience in contentious partnership matters, advising professional services firms on entry and exit arrangements and on disputes.
Jackie is a member of the Employment Investigations group and has advised on internal investigations and acted as an independent grievance investigator on a number of employment investigations. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- Legal 500 UK 2026 – Leading associate: Employers
Professional Affiliations
- The Law Society
- Employment Lawyers Association
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Capabilities
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Employment & Labor
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Investigations
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
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Cross-border Employment Issues
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Special Investigations
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Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Intellectual Property & Technology Disputes
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Class Actions & Mass Torts
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Employment Class & Collective Actions
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