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Darren Isaacs works on complex international and cross-border HR projects, international business restructurings, as well as HR aspects of mergers & acquisitions.

Most of Darren’s clients are UK or US-based employers, and he focuses on cross-border and international HR projects. He is often instructed by clients who have large-scale EMEA matters that need managing, but he also regularly covers Australia and New Zealand.

Darren’s project work includes international M&A transactions, multi-country document reviews and cross-border litigation. Examples of Darren’s work include: advising a global IT business on the EU employment law aspects of its acquisition of a rival; leading the employment law team advising on a global financial services firm's insolvency in Europe; advising on the largest ever international roll-out of regulatory compliant bonus scheme rules for an international bank (60 countries); leading the European employment law team on a global demerger and separate listing; assisting a global "gig economy" start-up to establish operations across EMEA.

In addition to this, Darren also manages a domestic UK practice which includes advising local UK clients on all their day-to-day HR needs, as well as defending high-value employment tribunal litigation.

Darren has previously been awarded the International Law Office Client Choice Award for leading UK Counsel. He has also been ranked first in a survey of leading European M&A employment lawyers by Mergermarket. He is recognised as a leading practitioner by Chambers & Partners and is listed in “Who’s Who Legal 2021” as a leading labour & employment lawyer. Darren also hosts Littler’s quarterly Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) webinars focusing on EU labour laws.

Darren has practised in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. Prior to joining GQ|Littler he worked at ‘Magic Circle’ firm Linklaters and was also the Head of UK Employment Law at a US law firm. Publications of note: consulting author of HR Bullets, a publication that provides comment and analysis on the implications of employment law for the HR professional.

Riconoscimenti

Named, Recommended Lawyer

Legal 500

2021-2022

Named, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment

2021

Who's Who Legal

Named, Global Leader

Who's Who Legal

2020

Recipient, Client Choice Award for leading UK Counsel

International Law Office (ILO)

2012

News, Analysis & Press

Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q1 2023

Global Guide Quarterly

April 12, 2023

UK Considers Changes to Data Protection Law

SHRM Online

November 15, 2021

Is the UK about to scrap GDPR?

ASAP

October 1, 2021

Littler Global Guide - European Union - Q2 2021

Global Guide Quarterly

July 19, 2021

Ireland: Updated COVID-19 Employer FAQs

Insight

September 24, 2020

Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q1 2020

Global Guide Quarterly

April 15, 2020

Brexit and the Workforce - The Year Ahead for HR

Bloomberg Law

February 21, 2020

Littler Global Guide - European Union - Q4 2019

Global Guide Quarterly

January 22, 2020

Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q4 2019

Global Guide Quarterly

January 22, 2020

Business Acquisitions in the EU: Key HR Legal Considerations

International In-House Counsel Journal, vol. 7, no. 26

Winter 2014

Speaking Engagements

Why Employers Shouldn't Forget About Executive Compensation

March 10, 2022

The Regulation of Working Time in the EU

October 1, 2020

Reductions in Force - The EU Process

July 9, 2020

Business Transactions in Europe: Moving Employees Around

April 2, 2020

Brexit: The Final Countdown - A Littler International Webinar

January 30, 2020

Employers, Workers and Work Arrangements

August 2, 2017

Foro di appartenenza

United Kingdom (England and Wales)
Ireland