Clare Murray

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About Clare Murray

CM Murray LLP's 'deep expertise in both partnership and employment law', makes it well-placed to handle complex and sensitive matters for clients.” Legal 500 2021: Tier 1 Clare Murray is the founder and Managing Partner of CM Murray LLP, specialising in UK partnership and employment law. Clare acts for US and UK professional services firms, and for equity partners in professional services and investment management firms. She has particular expertise and a leading reputation in the strategic handling and investigation of partner sexual harassment and bullying allegations and other partner wrongdoing. Partner exits, team moves and partner restrictive covenants, as well as partner discrimination and whistleblowing issues and related litigation, are further areas of Clare's market-leading expertise. Clare is also regarded as a market leader in providing strategic advice to senior executives, founders, US and multi-national companies with UK operations. Many of the matters in which Clare is involved are cross-border. CM Murray LLP is a founder member of global employment law alliance, Innangard: and Innangard Executives. Clare played a leading role in the creation of the Professional Practices Alliance: a multi-disciplinary collaboration between leading independent firms advising professional services firms on partnership law tax accounting and related issues. In 2020 Clare led the establishment by CM Murray LLP of the International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA) What the Directories Say: Chambers & Partners: Partnership (Star Individual):"fantastic litigator & problem solver","universally respected as a star performer in the contentious sphere". Employment (Senior Executives)(Band 1):"very sophisticated and savvy". Legal 500: Clare is a Leading Individual for her Partnership and Employment law work and is described as ‘supremely strategic’. Chambers & Partners Global: a “standout” adviser for employment disputes, known for being “very commercial” by clients, who also stress the high quality of service that she provides. She is also notable for her work on employment matters with a US element. Spear’s 500: “one of the most respected lawyers in her field”, “pre-eminent in financial services disputes, and market authorities cite an ‘unparalleled reputation within the claimant arena’. ‘She knows when to be tough and when to turn on her charm’.”