Emma Peterson

Emma is a Partner in the Litigation team specialising in employment law and health and safety. She advises on all aspects of employment law with a particular focus on personal grievances, issues regarding confidentiality and restraints of trade, restructurings, and employment issues arising in insolvency scenarios.

Before rejoining Russell McVeagh in 2016, she worked for a boutique insolvency firm in London and then at Simmons & Simmons in Hong Kong.

Emma's relevant experience includes advising on:

• Personal grievance claims and other litigation from mediation through to hearing in the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court.
• The management of all workplace issues, including poor performance, misconduct and restructuring/redundancy.
• The protection of confidential information and competitive opportunities.
• Restructuring, including communications to employees, exit negotiations and severance agreements.

University of Otago: LLB, BA

Emma was admitted to practise in New Zealand in February 2008. She was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales in 2012 and registered as a foreign lawyer in Hong Kong in 2013.