Linklaters appoints Alex Beidas as Global Head of Employment & Incentives practice

Linklaters has appointed Alex Beidas as the Global Head of Employment & Incentives. She succeeds Nicola Rabson whose tenure in the role ends on 30 April when she will return to her role as partner, leading the development of the London employment practice.

Alex advises a wide range of leading corporations and financial institutions, including their boards, on significant corporate transactions, crisis management and regulatory investigations with her experience spanning over a third of the FTSE30; over two-thirds of the top 20 global banks, and over half the top 20 global asset managers. Her experience includes advising on corporate governance, senior hires and terminations, workforce engagement, accountability, executive pay, management incentives, ESG, global remuneration regulation and risk. In addition, Alex also works closely with boards, lawmakers, regulators and industry bodies on the development of new legislation and regulation. Alex is also heavily involved in the firm’s social impact work, chairing the London Social Impact Committee as well as being on the London Leadership Board of Business in the Community and on the Board and Chair of the People & Governance Committee of St Mungo’s, the homelessness charity.

Gideon Moore, Managing Partner at Linklaters said:

“Alex is one of the most respected lawyers in the field with an impressive track record of advising our global clients on their most sensitive and high-profile matters. I’m excited to work with Alex and am confident that she will lead the global employment and incentive team’s on-going sustainable growth. I’d like to thank Nicola Rabson for her leadership of the team, which has gone from strength to strength over the last six years.”

Linklaters employment and incentives practice is best known for advising clients on their most strategic, reputationally sensitive, commercial and complex employment and incentives matters. The practice spans significant corporate transactions, strategic advisory work, financial services remuneration and investigations, and big-ticket litigation in both the High Court and Employment Tribunal. It also advises clients on workplace culture, managing crises and conducting internal investigations into allegations of bullying, harassment, discrimination, whistleblowing and misconduct as well as working with clients to design and develop their diversity strategies and agendas.

For further information on Linklaters employment and incentives practice, please click here.