Richard Linskell, an employment law specialist, has recently opened the London office of Ogletree Deakins International, a large US-headquartered law firm operating in the employment space and where sectors such as wealth management will form an important source of client.

Richard Linskell, an employment law specialist, has recently opened the London office of Ogletree Deakins International, a large US-headquartered law firm operating in the employment space and where sectors such as wealth management will form an important source of client.

In the autumn of last year, Ogletree Deakins, a US-based firm, announced it was launching in the UK. It has now opened for business, Linskell told this publication earlier this week.

Linskell, a partner, is joined by two associates. Linskell has 20 years of experience working in the employment law sector, handling non-contentious and contentious matters. Linskell is also deputy chair of the Employment Lawyers Association; he previously worked at Speechly Bircham, where he held the position of partner.

Ogletree Deakins has more than 650 lawyers in 43 offices across the US.