Spear’s Review

Farrer & Co partner Eleanor Rowswell acts for high-profile senior executives, including those operating ‘at the highest level’ in law firms and financial services.

Described as a ‘sensible, pragmatic and tenacious’ employment lawyer, Rowswell advises her clients on contract negotiations, moves to other businesses, and remuneration and equity arrangements. She also takes on contentious matters, including discrimination claims, whistleblowing, misconduct investigations and accusations, and other disputes.

‘We’re very adaptable, and we’re not just focused on litigation. It’s not necessarily about getting the best monetary figure at the end of the matter,’ she tells Spear’s. Instead, it’s ‘thinking about the bigger picture, and about the importance of maintaining people’s reputations in the marketplace and maintaining people’s careers’.