BIOGRAPHY
On graduating from Glasgow University, Sharon did her traineeship and post-qualifying experience with Ross Harper & Murphy Solicitors, before becoming a partner at John S. Boyle, Berman & Scullion at the age of 29.
On moving to Italy, she went on to work with the top employment law firms in the country, specialising in Italian employment law and industrial relations.
Dual-qualified, bilingual and bicultural, Sharon has lived and worked in Italy for 25 years and has acquired a breadth and depth of knowledge of both the economic and legal systems, that is a real value-add for her clients.
Sharon’s practice is internationally focused, acting for global businesses with Italian operations across a wide range of industry sectors. Her workload includes advising on dismissals, restrictive covenants, TUPE transfers, collective redundancies and senior employee terminations, as well as project managing cross-border HR projects, running on-site training and defending foreign companies in Italian litigation.
Sharon is on the Board of the British Chamber of Commerce in Italy and a member of the Executive Committee.
QUALIFICATIONS
- University of Glasgow LL.B., Dip. L.P (1983)
- Law Society of Scotland (1985)
- Italian Bar Association (2008)
EXPERTISE
- Employment Law
- Industrial relations
- Restructuring
- Cross-border projects
- HR training
- Workplace investigations
ASSOCIATIONS
- IBA – International Bar Association
- ABA – American Bar Association
- EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association
- ELA – Employment Lawyers Association
- IPBA – Inter-Pacific Bar Association
- AGI – Associazione Giuslavoristi Italiani
- XBHR – Cross Border Human Resources Association
- BCCI – British Chamber of Commerce in Italy
- BCI – Business Club Italia
- BILA – British Italian Law Association
LANGUAGES
English and Italian