Simon J. McMenemy

• Defending company from claims following dismissals in multiple jurisdictions
• Advising listed mining company on removal of managing director
• Guiding a service provider through establishing a safe harbour agreement and global data privacy policy
• Advising an employer on how to deal with investigation involving allegations of theft and a police investigation
• Defending a company from a claim for sexual harassment against one of its directors
• Acting for finance company director in an investigation involving Serious Fraud office into bribery offences
• Project-managing closure of a not-for-profit organization’s defined benefit pension scheme
• Defending a company in High Court litigation over post-termination covenants

Education

• King’s College, University of London, LLB Law,  , 1993
• Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course, 1995

Admission to Practice

• England and Wales, and Ireland

• Certified Information Privacy Professional
• Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
• Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association
• Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Member of the Law Society of England & Wales
• Member of the Honourable Society of Inner Temple

• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Cybersecurity AMA, Part Two: Best Practices for Implementing a New Cybersecurity Program” – December 17, 2024
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Cybersecurity AMA, Part One: Data Privacy Breach First Steps, AI Legislation, Automated Decisionmaking and More Top Global Issues” – December 5, 2024
• Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Into the Breach: Steps and Obligations Following a Breach of Employee or Customer Data” – Phoenix – November 9, 2023
• Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Restricting Employees Around the World: Is It Worth It?” – Phoenix – May 6, 2022
• Labor Law Solutions – “PTI Around the World—Europe, Mexico, and Canada” – Las Vegas – December 2, 2021
• Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Protecting Data and Trade Secrets in a Remote World” – Amelia Island – November 12, 2021
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: The Future of Work—A Global Perspective on the Impact of the Pandemic” – November 17, 2020
• Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “PTI Worldwide: Key Developments Around the Globe” – November 11, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Virtual Conference – “Employee Health Screenings Worldwide: Required in One Place, Illegal in Another” – May 14, 2020
• ACC Europe Conference – “Brexit – the end, or just the beginning? ” – Edinburgh – May 13, 2019
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Managing Employee Data Privacy: A Worldwide Strategy for Multinational Employers” – Las Vegas – May 3, 2019
• IAPP – “Data Protection Intensive: UK 2019” – London – March 13, 2019
• XBHR – “Decision-Making and Artificial Intelligence: Issues Facing Companies with a Global Workforce ” – Barcelona – March 8, 2019
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “News for the New Year: GDPR Update for Employers” – January 16, 2019
• EELA – “The Future: What’s Next? Practical Recommendations for the Future” – Bratislava – June 23, 2018
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Brexit Breakdown – A Look at the Labor and Employment Implications” – Phoenix – May 9 – 12, 2018
• ABA 47th Spring Conference – International Section – “Surprise! Your Client is Subject to EU Data Protection Reforms and Potential 4% Global Fines” – New York – April 18 – 20, 2018
• Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Emerging Issues on Borders, Compliance, Data, and Elections for European Operations” – Boca Raton – November 10, 2017
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The Countdown Begins: Complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation” – June 22, 2017
• 2017 Gulf Coast Symposium – “Transferring HR Data from the EU” – Houston – May 10, 2017
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Workplace Strategies “TED Talks”: Embracing Diversity in Divisive Times” – San Diego – May 5, 2017
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Brexit: The Impact on Companies with Employees in Europe” – July 6, 2016
• Ogletree Deakins Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Doing Business in the European Union” – Phoenix – November 13, 2015
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Finding Safety After Safe Harbor: Best Practices for Multinational Employers” – October 12, 2015
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Around the Globe With Independent Contractors and Contingent Workers—Issues and Challenges” – San Antonio – May 14, 2015
• Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting 2014 – “Avoiding Common Mistakes in Global Human Resource Investigations” – New Orleans – October 31, 2014
• Global Business Travel Association Responsible Travel Forum – “Employer’s Duty of Care for Employee Traveling in Business” – Stockholm – October 3, 2014
• Ogletree Deakins Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “After the Acquisition: Integrating a Global Workforce” – Dana Point – September 20, 2014
• ABA/ELA Transatlantic Conference – “Corporate Whistleblowing and Wrongdoing: What Employment Lawyers Need to Know” – London – October 2013

• December 1, 2023 – SHRM – “California Agency Releases First Draft of AI Regulations”
• May 5, 2022 – The Times – “NDAs do not stop whistleblowing”
• April 20, 2022 – Elite Business – “Working from home abroad: What do employers need to think about?”
• March 21, 2022 – Reward Strategy – “Should you let staff work abroad?”
• March 21, 2022 – Start Your Business – “WFH Abroad – The risks of WFH in another country”
• December 9, 2021 – People Management – “The pitfalls of monitoring employees”
• October 1, 2021 – Edward Fennel’s Legal Diary – “Where Next for Non Disclosure Agreements?”
• July 29, 2020 – European American Chamber of Commerce – “European Court of Justice Declares the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid and Provides Additional Obligations on Companies Using Standard Contractual Clauses”
• May 16, 2019 – SHRM Online – “UK: Don’t Overreach When Restricting Where Former Employees Work”
• March 18, 2019 – SHRM Online – “How Brexit Would Change UK Immigration Laws”
• July 7, 2016 – JD Supra Business Advisor – “5 Things US Businesses Should Know About Brexit”

• October 21, 2022 – Personnel Today – “Royal Mail whistleblower awarded over £100,000”
• September 15, 2022 – International Employment Lawyer – “Truss’ “bonfire of workers’ rights” leaves lawyers unconvinced”
• September 1, 2022 – City A.M. – “UK’s review of remote working holidays sparks tax crackdown fears”
• August 16, 2022 – International Employment Lawyer – “Genie out of the bottle as employees ignore hybrid working policies, global study suggests”
• June 28, 2022 – Personnel Today – “Four-day week: what are the legal considerations for HR?”
• April 1, 2022 – Personnel Today – “Ministers withdraw legal threat over P&O Ferries redundancies”
• March 29, 2022 – Personnel Today – “P&O Ferries refuses to rehire workers after ‘final opportunity’ letter”
• August 11, 2021 – Compliance Week – “Employee monitoring proving hot target for GDPR enforcement”
• March 6, 2020 – SHRM Online – “Protect the Privacy of Employees with Coronavirus”
• January 31, 2020 – SHRM Online – “Brexit Is Here”
• July 22, 2019 – SHRM Online – “As Right to Be Forgotten Evolves in EU, Will It Find Its Way into U.S. Law?”
• April 12, 2019 – SHRM Online – “UK Supreme Court Encourages Second-Chance Employment”
• March 25, 2019 – SHRM Online – “UK Proposal Would Make Pension Mismanagement a Crime”
• February 22, 2019 – SHRM Online – “Brexit: As the U.K. Leaves the EU, Companies Are Leaving the U.K.”
• June 24, 2016 – Law360 – “Law360 – Attys React To UK’s Historic Decision To Leave EU”
• October 3, 2013 – Financial Times – “FTfm Survey: Fund Market Rocked by Sexism Claims”

• Chambers UK (2014-2015)
• Legal 500 UK (2014)