Jess Bowden

Jess advises global clients on a wide variety of employment law matters across a number of sectors. Most recently, she has been providing support to a global telecoms and infrastructure group in relation to multiple unfair dismissal claims raised in the context of an industrial dispute.

Her practice also focuses on data privacy and day-to-day "general counsel" advice on UK employment matters. She also has experience coordinating multijurisdictional projects across a wide variety of sectors, including technology, IT and financial services.

• Providing a wide variety of day-to-day employment advice with a domestic and EMEA-wide focus under a retainer arrangement to a global technology company.


• Providing support on the strategic and operational HR aspects of the simultaneous purchase, carve-out and divestment of an international construction chemicals business, in compliance with the requirements of competition regulatory authorities in the UK and EU.


• Advising an international food and agricultural business on the employment aspects of a carve -of its multiple divisions into separate entities as part of a corporate restructuring exercise, and coordinating employment input across multiple jurisdictions.


• Providing support to a global marketing and data analytics company on the strategic and operational HR aspects of the carve-out and sale of its public division.


• Advising a large financial institution on a complex tribunal claim involving allegations of sexual harassment and disability discrimination.


• Advising a multinational IT company on multijurisdictional advice, including a global review of severance packages, and advice on plans for employees to return to the office following the Covid-19 pandemic and testing and vaccination requirements.


• Advising a software company in relation to a number of UK redundancies as part of a restructuring process, including preparation of materials and negotiation of settlement agreements.


• Advising a US-based software company on day-to-day employment advice in relation to their UK operations, including preparation of mandatory and recommended policies, disciplinary procedures and terminations.


• Assisting an international financial services company with an investigation into allegations of misconduct made by a former employee.


• Assisting an international nuclear power company on its data protection compliance efforts, including proposals relating to employee monitoring.


• Advising on data privacy issues for a number of clients in the context of investigations, including preparation of data protection impact assessments.

• Law Society of England and Wales - Member
• Employment Law Association - Member

Jess is a member of BakerOpportunity (Baker McKenzie's social mobility working group). She is also a mentor to a university student through the Social Mobility Foundation and a sixth form student through Baker McKenzie's BEGINNINGS program. Jess is a volunteer on the Working Families platform