Damian Phillips

Solicitor - Partner

SRA ID: 29299

Damian is regarded as one of the leading employment lawyers in South Wales. He has over 20 years’ experience of employment law, 12 of them spent as a Partner in Darwin Gray’s renowned employment team. He has considerable experience of advising employers and senior executives in respect of complex and often high value employment disputes and also non-contentious employment law issues. Areas include unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE (being of particular interest), business reorganisation, redundancy, corporate acquisitions and disciplinary procedures. Damian also specialises in advising professional sports people on employment matters, particularly high-profile international rugby players and coaches Damian’s technical legal knowledge is excellent but additionally, he strives to provide clear, objective advice and seek commercial and practical solutions when most beneficial. Damian is able to quickly get to the core of complex issues and has developed a keen sense of when to dig in and when to be more pragmatic. Damian is described by clients as “an excellent employment lawyer” and “a level-headed and constructive person whose advice is based on both experience and fact”. Considerate and good-humoured, Damian delivers training on employment and HR, and is a regular legal commentator on BBC Radio and contributor to employment law news. He was the South Wales Representative of the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) for a number of years and sat on its National Management Committee.