Hot on the heels of celebrating its 20^th Anniversary in Reading, Morgan Cole Solicitors, the Southern England and South Wales law firm, has announced an appointment to further strengthen its position in the Thames Valley. Matt Jenkin has become Head of the firm’s Employment, Pensions and Benefits team in the Thames Valley.

Matt Jenkin has joined the firm’s Reading office as Partner, having previously worked at Wiggin LLP in Cheltenham where he was Head of its employment practice.

Michael Prior, Practice Area Leader for Employment, Pension and Benefits, said, "We have experienced considerable growth in recent years, and Matt’s recruitment will help us build even further on this success. Matt has earned a reputation as a first-rate employment lawyer, building for himself a reputation for providing high quality advice to HR and management teams on all aspects of employment law ranging from basic employment law issues to complex restructuring and redundancy advice."

Matt Jenkin said, "This is a great opportunity for me because Morgan Cole has a reputation of being among the leading providers of employment, pensions and benefits advice across a wide range of public and private sector organisations."

Matt Jenkin has dealt with a wide variety of employment law issues, including employment tribunal claims from straightforward unfair dismissal claims to more complex multi-day discrimination claims. He enjoys particular experience in advising US clients and counsel on employment law issues in the UK and in advising on employment aspects of company and commercial transactions.

He has acted for a number of senior executives including negotiation of service agreements and advising on termination issues. He has also appeared on radio and television and in print as an expert on employment law issues.