BDBF Managing Partner Gareth Brahams features in the highly regarded Spear’s Magazine Employment Lawyers Index 2026. Known for his incisive skill, he is praised for his robust representation of clients in high-value discrimination and whistleblowing claims, handling intricate sexual harassment cases and negotiating high value severance arrangements.

Gareth is a leading, top ranked lawyer in the City and go-to expert for high-net-worth clients such as leading bankers, C-suite leaders, asset managers, law firm partners and entrepreneurs. Consistent success with this client base has established him as a standout figure in employment law.

Gareth’s track record includes a series of landmark victories that have shaped the law itself. He acted for Alex Osipov in a ground-breaking £2 million Court of Appeal win that established whistleblowers’ right to claim against individual directors; for Jonathan Millet in a claim that secured the right to public interim relief hearings; for Achim Beck in a high-profile age discrimination case against CIBC that made the front page of the Financial Times; and for former CBI Director-General Tony Danker in his widely reported dispute with the organisation. He has also given evidence before the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Select Committee on confidential settlements in sexual harassment claims – evidence later cited by the Court of Appeal.

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