Constantine Law’s recent strategic partner appointment strengthens its employment law practice.
- Neil Johnston, with over two decades of experience, joins from Bolt Burdon.
- Johnston is known for advising high-profile individuals and companies on various employment issues.
- His expertise also extends to significant litigation experience in tribunals and high courts.
- This addition reflects Constantine Law’s growth and innovative business model.
Constantine Law has decisively strengthened its employment law practice through the strategic recruitment of Neil Johnston as a partner. Johnston, bringing over 20 years of legal expertise, transitions from his former role at Bolt Burdon, where he excelled as a partner and head of employment.
Recognised for his exemplary service to high-profile clients, Johnston’s career encompasses advising founders, C-Suite executives, partners, and high net worth individuals across regulated sectors. His skill set covers grievances, investigations, disciplinary exits, and intricate matters such as discrimination, whistleblowing, restrictive covenants, and contract issues.
Johnston’s litigation acumen is noteworthy, with a portfolio ranging from unfair dismissals and discrimination cases in employment tribunals to significant appeals in higher courts such as the High Court, Court of Appeal, and even the Supreme Court. Further, his contribution to the Equality and Human Right’s Commission’s Employment Statutory Code of Practice highlights his influential role in shaping employment law interpretation.
This key appointment underscores Constantine Law’s robust expansion strategy, following closely behind the recruitment of regulatory partner Emmeline Coerkamp earlier in the year. As articulated by Managing Partner John Hayes, Johnston’s recruitment is a testament to the firm’s progressive, agile model which eschews restrictive targets and traditional overheads in favour of flexibility and growth-oriented support systems.
Such a model provides partners with the autonomy to tailor their work approach, supplemented by a junior support team and comprehensive backing resources, enhancing client engagement and service delivery. Hayes asserts that legal advice demand in employment continues to surge, positioning Constantine Law advantageously for heightened recognition and capability in this sector.
Neil Johnston’s appointment signifies a commendable step in Constantine Law’s strategic growth trajectory within employment law.
