Peter Talibart

Mr Talibart is a partner in the International Labour & Employment practice of Seyfarth Shaw (UK) LLP and leads the firm’s London office. He is qualified in both Canada and the UK.

Mr Talibart is employment counsel to major multinationals and financial institutions on strategic cross-border employment issues. His expertise is in all aspects of UK and cross-border employment law, in particular international corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance (employment), financial services compliance and ethical HR issues. He is an accomplished human rights advocate and has given formal evidence to the Parliaments of the UK and Canada on draft Modern slavery laws. He has led some of the largest and most complex employment law projects in the world, including the core redesign of a national labour law system and a multi-billion euro global restructure in 120 jurisdictions.

Mr Talibart is a popular speaker and has lectured in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Australia on international employment law issues. He has appeared on BBC Television News and has been quoted in major British, French and German newspapers including The Times, The Financial Times, The Independent, The Guardian and The Sunday Telegraph. He has been published widely in various HR and employment law journals in the UK, Europe and in the US. His work has been recognised by several legal awards organisations.

He is co-chair of the Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee of the International Bar Association.