Morgan Lewis

Sarah Stock

Associate

Sarah Stock works with clients across a wide range of sectors including media, insurance, finance, pharmaceutical, infrastructure and construction. Sarah has experience acting on contentious and non-contentious employment matters including disciplinary, grievance and discrimination issues, executive arrivals and departures, redundancies, and on employment aspects of corporate transactions. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Sarah trained and practiced on qualification in employment law at another international law firm.

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

  • Managing a global restructuring exercise, by instructing and liaising with foreign counsel, and preparing advice for the client in a clear manner.
  • Providing corporate support and advice on mergers and acquisitions, including advising on due diligence, disclosure, drafting and advising on the employment provisions of commercial documentation.
  • Advising on redundancy exercises, including providing advice throughout the redundancy process, drafting documentation to facilitate the process, drafting and negotiating settlement agreements.
  • Advising on the appointment of senior executives, including drafting executive service agreements with complex bonus and share incentive provisions.
  • Providing advice to HR clients on a variety of issues, including disciplinary and grievances, redundancy, and maternity leave.
  • Defending a discrimination and unfair dismissal claim, including drafting legal pleadings, witness statements and representing client at preliminary hearing.

Education

  • College of Law of England and Wales, London, 2011, LPC
  • Leeds University, England, 2009, LLB (Hons), Law and French

Admissions

  • England & Wales (Solicitor)

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017)

Publications

8/6/2019 - UK Parliamentary Committee Calls for Change to Enforcement of Discrimination Rights Amid Proposals to Rejuvenate Outdated System

7/30/2019 - UK Government Responds to Proposals to Prevent Misuse of NDAs in Harassment and Discrimination Cases

3/7/2019 - UK Proposes to Tighten Rules on Nondisclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Clauses

2/21/2019 - UK Publishes Guidance for Employers to Close Gender Pay Gap

12/21/2018 - UK Government Announces New Code of Practice to Tackle Workplace Sexual Harassment

12/10/2018 - UK Inquiry Launched to Review Use of Nondisclosure Agreements in Harassment and Discrimination Cases

January-March 2016 - Protecting the Crown Jewels: The Use of Restrictive Covenants and Confidential Information Provisions Globally, Corporate Disputes

11/5/2015 - UK Government Publishes Guidance on Preparing Slavery and Human Trafficking Statements

September 2015 - Gender Pay Gap Reporting and its Impact on HR, HR Bullets

7/22/2015 - The Gender Pay Gap: Mandatory Reporting Announced

June 2015 - Bill of Rights Unlikely to Alter Employer’s Human Rights Obligations, People Management

5/27/2015 - The Future of the Human Rights Act and Implications for Employment Law, Personnel Today

May 2015 - Mental Health in the Workplace, Business Matters

4/24/2015 - Rules on Dealing with Mental Health Issues in the Workplace, People Management

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Events

11/11/2015 - Recruitment: Successfully Navigating a Safe Course to a Positive Outcome

6/30/2015 - Everyone Needs a Holiday: Stress-Free Holidays for Employers London Seminar