Charlie Bowden

Charlie Bowden advises clients on all aspects of UK employment law, particularly in the context of global M&A activity.

Charlie guides the full spectrum of market participants — including corporates, banks, asset managers, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, hedge funds, and lenders — on the employment law aspects of their most transformative transactions and strategic employment matters.
In addition to transactional work, he advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including:

• Reductions in force
• Restrictive covenants
• Investigations and disciplinary matters
• The employment law implications of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR)

He also advises public and private companies across multiple sectors on the employment law aspects of complex carve-outs, divestments, outsourcings, financings, and restructurings.

Charlie maintains an active pro bono practice, supporting a range of charities with employment advisory assistance.

Charlie is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Before joining Latham, Charlie practiced for more than five years on the employment team of a Magic Circle law firm in London.