Counsel Without Borders

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Welcome to Counsel Without Borders from International Employment Lawyer – the podcast for senior employment counsel navigating the complexities of global workforce risks. If you advise a multinational workforce, this is the podcast for you.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    Ashurst Perkins Coie goes live. But what can clients expect from the merger?

    Visiting Singapore this week, Stephen Woodbury, co-head of the newly merged Ashurst Perkins Coie’s international employment group, joins us to discuss what it takes to integrate a truly global practice. He shares insights on aligning cultures, bringing teams together across jurisdictions, and how clients stand to benefit from the expanded platform. The conversation also explores lessons from client-side mergers, the outlook for further market consolidation, the firm’s growth ambitions in Asia, the junior lawyer pay war, and limitations of AI.

    25 min

  2. Jun 29

    Germany is complicated – but it’s not anti-business

    Is Germany overregulated? In this episode, Baker McKenzie's Steffen Scheuer unpacks a stable yet highly regulated employment law landscape and the pressures confronting Europe’s largest economy. From AI-driven layoffs and large-scale restructurings to navigating works councils, unions, and workplace complaints, he shares practical insights for employers operating in Germany – while also reflecting on the value of authenticity in a career in private practice.

    36 min

  3. Jun 22

    Employment lawyer or workplace psychologist? It's both down under

    Aaron Goonrey, APAC practice leader at Pinsent Masons, discusses the importance of understanding client motivations, responding to AI-generated claims, and the realities of practising in Australia’s highly litigious landscape. He also considers outside-the-box remedies to resolving complaints,trade union power down under, the growing challenges of modern slavery due diligence, and the skills needed to build a career as an international employment lawyer.

    44 min

  4. Jun 3

    Are UK employers ready for new trade union rights?

    Trade unions are back at the centre of the workplace conversation. Morgan Lewis partner Matthew Howse joins Counsel Without Borders to discuss the sweeping union rights reforms contained in the Employment Rights Act, why many organisations may be underprepared, and which sectors unions are most likely to target to swell their ranks. The conversation also explores the realities of managing complex cross-border workforce projects and the emerging issues global employers should be preparing for now.

    27 min

  5. May 26

    "AI may have read everything, but it hasn’t lived anything," says Freshfields' Raquel Flórez

    Counsel Without Borders returns with Raquel Flórez, head of Freshfields’ People & Reward practice in Madrid. In this episode, she reflects on her early career, explains why law can never truly be a 9-to-5 profession, discusses the limits of AI in legal practice, shares lessons learned from major setbacks, and explores what multinational companies need to understand about operating in Spain – including the DEI issues employers still consistently get wrong.

    37 min

  6. May 12

    The day Gibson Dunn's Robbie Sinclair lost trust in his opponent

    In the latest episode of Counsel Without Borders, Robbie Sinclair talks about building a lean team at Gibson Dunn, the competitive drive that underpins top-tier litigation, the importance of a rigorous lessons-learned mindset, why the UK tribunal system is failing employers, and the dangers of getting on the wrong side of the Court of Appeal.

    27 min

  7. Apr 21

    Mass claims on the march: Are you ready for the next wave?

    Group litigation is evolving across the UK and Europe – but what does that mean for employers across the continent? In this episode, Squire Patton Boggs' Deborah Polden, Ellie Pinnells, and Janette Lucas discuss everything from differing legal regimes to equal pay disputes, the influence of funders and trade unions, and the next wave of group claims that multinationals must prepare for.

    45 min

  8. Mar 31

    Alistair Woodland on what makes and breaks a workplace investigation

    In the latest Counsel Without Borders, Clifford Chance's practice co-chair Alistair Woodland takes listeners on a deep dive into workplace investigations. From scoping the inquiry, witness welfare, and effective interviews to evidence assessment, legal privilege, and transparency, learn about the most common issues that can derail an investigation.

    47 min

  9. Mar 17

    How Sarah Henchoz wants to tackle the UK's tribunal backlog

    In this first episode of Counsel Without Borders from IEL, award-winning A&O Shearman practice head Sarah Henchoz discusses how the magic circle firm's global employment practice has changed over the last two decades, clients' concerns about the incoming Employment Rights Act, her plan to tackle the UK's growing tribunal backlog, the growing use of AI in workplace investigations, the new skillsets for junior lawyers, and the importance of safeguarding their wellbeing.

    38 min
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Welcome to Counsel Without Borders from International Employment Lawyer – the podcast for senior employment counsel navigating the complexities of global workforce risks. If you advise a multinational workforce, this is the podcast for you.

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    International Employment Lawyer
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  • Episodes
    9
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