Maria has worked in private practice in top tier law firms in the Thames Valley region and London. She has acted for a wide range of clients, including senior executives, start-ups and local businesses to multinationals and publicly listed companies.  Maria advises on a wide range of HR and employment-related matters including executive service agreements, disciplinary and grievance issues, board-level disputes, performance management, discrimination, restrictive covenants, TUPE and restructuring exercises. She also advises on contentious matters such as employment tribunal claims, discrimination, bonus and contract disputes, and unfair dismissal as well as outsourcing and TUPE transfers.