Anita Rai
Partner
Branded "a rising star" and an "excellent litigator” by Chambers Directory, Anita has been specifically praised for her “effective, lightning-fast responses and total dedication.”
Having worked in the city of London for over 11 years, Anita is a partner of the employment team based in our London office. Anita generally acts for employers, but also acts for high net worth senior executives which gives clients the benefit of someone who has sat on both sides of the fence. Anita has extensive experience of restrictive covenant issues and high court injunctions and has advised on these and other complex employment disputes for the financial, recruitment, travel and construction sectors. Anita is also known as the “Lawyer’s lawyer” and offers “in-house feel” advice to professional services firms such as law firms and accountancy practices, dealing with both their internal HR issues and also offering outsourced employment advice for her clients who do not have an employment department. Anita frequently advises on senior/board level exits, managing performance issues, and absence management, as well as complex bonus issues.
Anita is a member of the City Women’s Network and often works on behalf of high net worth women at board level. Anita has a reputation for being a tactical and formidable negotiator. She approaches matters from a commercial perspective and offers clients cost effective, practical, pragmatic advice with a view to avoiding complex, expensive, time-consuming and damaging litigation.
Anita’s clients have described her as “the most practical employment lawyer” who is viewed as “an extension of the (HR) department.” One of her long standing clients has said that Anita “is not only commercial in her approach but is thoroughly nice to work with, reliable, committed to her clients, and as sharp as a pin!”
Anita can be reached via or by telephone on: 020 7382 8023