What he’s best at:
Shilpen has a dual practice focused on dispute resolution and employment law. His expertise as a litigator is in high-value commercial dispute resolution and contentious corporate matters, often involving an international element. He has conducted a number of reported cases and cross-border disputes. Shilpen also advises and represents employers, employees and professional clients in all aspects of employment law. He has particular expertise in acting for senior executives, self-employed professionals and company directors in connection with their entire employment needs, including claims in the Employment Tribunal and the High Court.
Expertise in:
– Employment
– Dispute Resolution
Key Experience:
– Representing a high profile tax specialist in a sensitive and highly contentious “team move” to a direct competitor.
– Acting for a member and partner of a “top 10” accountancy and business advisory firm in relation to a contentious retirement scenario and claims of sex and disability discrimination.
– Constructive unfair dismissal and race discrimination claim by a surveyor subjected to extreme anti-Semitic abuse by an international chain of private hositals.
– Providing day-to-day employment law and practical troubleshooting advice to the senior management of high profile corporate clients, including the London arm of a leading multi-billion dollar US private equity house and one of the world’s foremost and best recognised designer fashion brands.
– A multimillion-pound breach of contract claim against an international newspaper for wrongful termination of a digital media joint venture.
– Defending a corporate investor in an action relating to the development of a European hotel project.
– A claim by a fund manager against an investment management fund for accrued bonus payments paid into an employee benefit trust.
– Acting for a corporate claimant in a multimillion dollar action against an ex-director in High Court proceedings in relation to breaches of fiduciary duty and other matters.
Previous Law Firms:
– DWFM Beckman – Partner, Dispute Resolution & Employment
– Judge Sykes Frixou – Partner, Head of Employment
Education:
– London School of Economics (1993 LLB)
– King’s College London (1995 LLM)
– The College of Law (1994)
– New York Bar Exam (2001)
