Kirti is a Partner in our Employment practice.
With over a decade of experience, she advises the full range of employment law issues, but focusses on helping clients find solutions to business-critical matters: senior exits, the protection of business assets and confidentiality, reputationally-important litigation, regulatory issues such as non-financial misconduct, investigations and C-suite appointments
Kirti has a specific interest in private capital, private equity firms, hedge funds and other asset managers. Her understanding of the sector, her deep knowledge of commercial drivers and complex remuneration structures, and her familiarity with LLP and leaver documentation, position her as an ideal advisor for firms in this space.
Qualified in England and Wales, 2013.
Experience
- Advising L&G on its merger between the Federated Hermes Property Unit Trust and L&G’s Managed Property Fund, creating a combined fund value of £4.7bn.
- Advising a venture capital firm in relation to employment and partnership matters, including on-boarding and exiting partners and advising on carry arrangements.
- Advising Alchemy on the purchase of a stake in the luxury UK hotel and spa group Barons Eden.
- Advising an FCA regulated private equity house on disciplinary allegations against a senior member of staff.
- Advising a major hotel group on multiple employment matters including a discrimination claim in the Employment Tribunal and internal disciplinary investigations.
- Advising PGL on the employment aspects of its acquisition of the business and assets of the Kingswood group out of administration.
- Advising FTSE250 grocery property investor Supermarket Income REIT on the employment aspects of its internalisation.
- Advising a private equity firm on the contested terms of departure for a senior executive, in particular as regards his leaver status for the purposes of carried interest and co-investment schemes and associated entitlements.