Andrew Whiteaker

Andy Whiteaker is a partner and head of the award-winning Employment team at Boyes Turner, having specialised in employment law for over 20 years. He advises clients in a wide variety of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including human resources support, providing employment support for mergers, acquisitions, and disposals, employment tribunal litigation and negotiating and drafting executive service contracts.

Andy’s clients include national and multination organisations, and he provides international support for clients with cross-jurisdictional issues through Boyes Turner’s network of partner law firms. He focuses on providing practical advice, seeking to identify pragmatic and commercial solutions to his clients’ needs, and provides training to in-house legal advisors and HR professionals, as well as drafting and presenting bespoke training seminars and workshops for clients.

Andy brings significant value to his clients by combining legal expertise with commercially focused strategic insight. By understanding his client’s broader business contexts he can align employment strategies with organisational objectives, appetite to risk and market pressures. He assists in anticipating issues before they escalate, navigating complex regulatory frameworks and providing pragmatic solutions to issues including restructuring, senior exits, disputes and cultural change. Through balancing robust advice with commercial realities, he provides practical, cost effective advice aligned to long-term business goals, making him a trusted advisor at board level. 

Andy is ranked in Chambers & Partners and recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500. His clients appreciate that he provides “pragmatic advice in a user friendly manner” and is describe him as a “trusted adviser to our in-house legal team and our HR department. He provides pragmatic advice in a user-friendly manner. We know that we can rely on Andrew for our most urgent, complex and sensitive matters.”

He is a member of both the Employment Lawyers Association and the European Employment Lawyers Association.

Andy is Chair of the Reading Abbey Quarter Business Improvement District committee, role which reflects his strong connections with the local business community and his commitment to supporting he continued growth, investment and development of Reading’s commercial and cultural environment.