Merrill April

Partner at CM Murray LLP

Merrill April is a seasoned legal professional with a robust background in commercial litigation and employment law. Currently serving as a Partner at CM Murray LLP since May 2019, Merrill previously held the same title at Memery Crystal LLP from September 2000 to April 2019 and worked as a solicitor at Lawrence Graham LLP from July 1989 to August 2000. Merrill began the legal career in commercial litigation at Stephenson Harwood between September 1987 and July 1989, focusing on general commercial matters and banking litigation. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Law from Durham University, obtained from 1981 to 1984, and attendance at City of London Girls' School from 1974 to 1981.

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CM Murray LLP

“CM Murray LLP's 'deep expertise in both partnership and employment law', makes it well-placed to handle complex and sensitive matters for clients.” Legal 500 Tier 1 (Partnership Law and Employment Law (Senior Executives) CM Murray LLP is a leading specialist partnership, employment and regulatory law firm based in London. We advise US and UK law firms and partners, hedge fund and investment management partners, US and other multi-national employers, senior executives and founders on a range of UK partnership and employment law issues. We have a strong international focus. We act for US law firms (with UK operations) as well as individual law firm partners on partnership law matters, including team acquisitions, partner performance management and conduct issues, and partnership disputes. We have extensive experience in international employment law matters and represent multi-national businesses with UK operations as well as senior executives. We advise on HR start up issues, employee contracts and handbooks, senior executive service agreements, employee aspects of mergers and acquisitions, internal investigations, discrimination and whistleblowing disputes, employee terminations, restrictive covenants and workforce restructurings. We are founder members of international employment law alliance, Innangard. Innangard brings together leading employment law specialists from around the world to collaborate on cross-border employment law and HR issues. See innangard.global for details. CM Murray LLP is also a founder member of the Professional Practices Alliance, a unique multi-disciplinary alliance between leading independent legal and accountancy advisers to professional services firms. The alliance advises on key areas affecting professional practices including partnership, employment and corporate law, tax, accounting and compliance. See www.professionalpracticesalliance.com for details. @cmmurrayllp @PartnershipAlln


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