Tony McPhillips - Partner

Expert profile

Tony is head of the employment services group and has over 20 years experience in employment law. Graduating in law from Nottingham Trent University, Tony worked in the City and Manchester prior to joining the firm in 1998. Since then he has developed a reputation as one of the region's leading employment lawyers, being noted as a ‘very good practitioner’ by Legal 500. Using his experience he regularly advises a broad range of organisations and executives at senior level on complex contentious and non-contentious matters and has recently advised on a number of high profile cases in the region.

Tony's specialisms:

• Employment tribunals
• High court claims/employment litigation
• Corporate support
• TUPE
• Restrictive covenants
   

In the hot seat...

How do you see the employment team developing over the next few years?
Hugely.

How would you describe your team?
Friendly, commercial and highly proficient.

Why did you become a lawyer?
In the blood.

What has been the most challenging legal deal you've been involved in?
Reorganisation of a large company after a disaster destroyed its premises.

Describe how you live your life in 3 words.
Without a break.

Are you a morning or evening person?
Morning (early hours of morning!)

What do you most enjoy about living in the North East?
It's only an hour and half to the Lake District.

What would be your dream day?
Watching either of my sons run out at Lansdowne Road to get their first Irish Rugby cap.

What's your biggest extravagance?
Skiing.

What's your most irritating habit?
Tapping my foot.

Which 4 famous people dead or alive would you most like to take to dinner?
Michael Collins, Pope Jean Paul II, Blair Mayne, Sally Field.

Direct line: 0191 211 7908
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