Matt Sharples is an associate in the Paul Hastings Employment practice, based in the London office.

Matt has a broad contentious and noncontentious practice, covering all aspects of U.K. and international employment law and HR-related matters. Key areas of experience include advising U.K. and international clients on employee-relations issues and disputes, disciplinary, grievance and employee investigation procedures, workplace disputes, hiring and firing of senior executives, data protection and privacy, cross-border and global workforce projects (including business reorganisations, integrations and redundancies), trade unions and regulatory compliance. Matt also has experience acting for employers in High Court litigation on business protection matters, as well as various other Employment Tribunal matters.

Matt also has experience in advising on ESG matters, providing support for ESG compliance, implementation, equal pay, pay transparency and DE&I strategies. Matt is heavily involved in advising clients on the employment and workforce implications of emerging AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, and the deployment of AI systems in the workplace.

Matt has contributed to industry consultation via the Employment Lawyers Association, having been involved with the working group that provided a response on the misuse of non-disclosure agreements, examining reforms to the use of provisions that seek to prevent a worker from speaking out about relevant harassment or discrimination.

Matt completed a secondment with one of the largest global online social media and networking platforms, advising on cross-border employment law and regulatory issues in multiple jurisdictions.

• North American Law Firm of the Year (Team), International Employment Lawyer Awards

• University of Law, Birmingham, L.P.C., 2018
• University of Birmingham, LL.B., 2017