Join us for a horizon-scanning session focused on workplace investigations.
We’ll look at the issues we’re seeing now and what’s coming next helping you spot investigation risk early, respond quickly when concerns are raised, interact with external regulators and law enforcement, and run fair, robust processes that stand up to scrutiny.
We’ll also share practical lessons from recent matters, including common pitfalls, documentation tips, and how to manage sensitivity, speed and stakeholder expectations.
Speakers
Patrick Brodie – RPC Partner, Head of Employment, Engagement and Equality
Patrick is a leading litigator. He specialises in high-value and high-stakes employment disputes and business risk management, with a particular focus on restrictive covenants, whistleblowing, discrimination, and bonus disputes. He has led teams on groundbreaking cases that have clarified both domestic and international law, including in the Court of Appeal, the UK Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
He regularly leads multi-disciplinary teams in high-profile employee misconduct investigations often with a significant media interest and a regulatory backdrop. He works closely with and alongside leadership teams in the design and implementation of workforce frameworks and processes that enable national and international restructuring projects.
Patrick authors a leading publication on whistleblowing and regularly writes for the national press on workforce related subjects, with a particular focus on AI. He is listed by Legal 500 as a leading corporate governance lawyer.
By his work Patrick and his teams have won Legal Business' Employment Team of the Year, and the Lawyer's Employment and Pensions Team of the Year.
Tom Jenkins, Of Counsel and a member of RPC’s Tax, Investigations and Financial Crime team
Tom advises both corporates and individuals on financial crime matters and on investigations.
He regularly advises clients on a wide range of investigations, including internal investigations and multijurisdictional investigations led by enforcement agencies involving bribery, corruption, fraud and market abuse. He also has extensive experience supporting multinational clients on compliance with corrupt practices legislation and conducting risk assessments relating to the use of third parties.
In addition to his extensive experience advising on corporate financial crime investigations, Tom regularly advises individuals in connection with criminal and regulatory issues, including advising in connection with interviews under caution, witness interviews and in connection with investigations carried out by the NCA, the FCA, the SFO, HMRC and the Police. He has assisted companies and individuals across multiple market sectors, including aviation, financial and professional services, real estate and media.
Tom is a member of the Fraud Lawyers Association and the Association of Corporate Investigators and is recognised as a Leading Associate by Legal 500 for regulatory investigations and corporate crime.
Macaela Joyes, RPC Senior Associate, Employment, Engagement and Equality team
Macaela supports clients across the full spectrum of employment-related matters, with a particular focus on employment litigation, contentious workplace issues, workplace investigations and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
She has led numerous sensitive investigations, including a review conducted as part of a Government Ministry’s programme of work centred around positive workplace cultures. She was also seconded for seven months to a FTSE 100 company, where she conducted whistleblowing investigations and worked closely with legal, leadership and people teams to deliver implementation plans designed to prevent repetition of issues identified through the investigation process.
She advises clients across a range of sectors, with particular experience in financial services.