Home office: Southampton and London
Marc is the firm’s Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration and a Partner in the Employment & HR Team. He specialises in all aspects of both contentious and non-contentious employment law, with particular emphasis on TUPE and outsourcing. His work includes providing support to his corporate colleagues on a variety of transactions as well as advising Human Resources professionals on a daily basis.
Marc is a qualified Barrister and was called to the Bar in 1995. He is a member of Gray’s Inn. He has gained invaluable advocacy experience in both Courts and Tribunals and appears in the Employment Tribunal regularly. Aside from his TUPE expertise, he is also known for his work on large scale staff restructurings involving collective consultation obligations. Marc has particular experience of dealing with employment issues arising from franchise arrangements, acting for both franchisees and franchisors. Marc also regularly drafts and advises on high value settlement agreements for senior employees and on the removal of company directors and shareholders.
He lectures regularly on employment law and he has presented for CIPD, ACAS, Westminster Forum and many other bodies. He has also appeared on radio and television as an employment law expert. He is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Marc is ranked as an employment law expert in both the Legal 500 and Chambers.
Recommendations
‘Marc Long is ‘hugely knowledgeable, vastly experienced and manages difficult cases with ease and confidence’; he is adept at advocating at employment tribunals, outsourcing issues and employment mandates arising from insolvency proceedings’
The Legal 500
Articles by Marc
Focus On
Focus on the Employment team at Clarke Willmott
Clarke Willmott’s national employment team is led by partner Marc Long and supported by a team of 14 solicitors and support staff, including partners Jonathon Forrester, Louise Rogers, Paula Squire, Sharon Latham and Tim Copplestone.
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Employment law services
Employment law changes from April 2024
As we head into the 2024/25 tax year, employers and HR professionals face a raft of new legislative employment law changes to be aware of. We have summarised the key updates you should be aware of this April.
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