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Roger James is a Partner of the firm, and is the co-chair of the firm’s Global Reorganisations Practice Group, as well as being a member of the firm’s Cross-Border Practice Group. He advises clients on all aspects of employment law. Roger’s clients are across all sectors and range from global multinationals to SMEs. He specialises particularly in international issues, overseeing the challenges of employing people in multiple jurisdictions for multinational clients. Most frequently, Roger provides legal guidance to clients on executive hiring and firing; RIFs and restructuring; acquisition; due diligence and harmonisation; investigations and litigation; and union and industrial action issues. Roger prides himself on giving practical, commercial, proportionate advice on what you can do and how to achieve it in the most sensible way. Roger joined Ogletree in May 2017 from an international firm, where he had headed the Employment Team and split his time between the firm’s UK and Singapore offices. He has featured in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK, both of which recognised his talent as a leading solicitor. Roger was admitted as a Solicitor in 1996.