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Burges Salmon appoints new partner in Employment team

Posted: 27th June 2023

Firm appoints Katherine Flower as a new partner in its Employment Law team

Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Flower as a new partner in its Employment Law team.

Katherine joins Burges Salmon from Slaughter and May.

With 17 years’ experience, she has a broad employment practice – advising FTSE-100 companies at board and C-Suite level on the employment aspects of complex corporate transactions and restructures, board level exits and appointments, and sensitive investigations and disputes.

Katherine will be based across both Burges Salmon’s London and Bristol offices.

Katherine comments: “I am excited to be joining Burges Salmon’s award-winning Employment team which has a leading position in the market and includes both an impressive client-base and breadth of experience.”

Adrian Martin, the Head of Burges Salmon’s Employment team, adds: “Katherine’s arrival at Burges Salmon will add further strength to our Employment team and we’re really pleased to welcome a lawyer of Katherine’s calibre to the firm.”

Burges Salmon’s Employment team advises clients throughout all UK jurisdictions, and across the world through an international network of leading independent law firms.  The team works for FTSE 100 and 250 listed companies and major public sector employers as well as a wide variety of other businesses, those in the not-for-profit sector and senior executives.  It regularly advises on high-profile and business-critical projects for these clients.  The team is also active in helping to shape UK employment law and participates actively in numerous employment law organisations and committees.

Katherine Flower joined Burges Salmon on Monday 26 June 2023.

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