Robert Phillips is a Legal Director of Addleshaw Goddard has over 12 years’ experience supporting employers with their people issues. He provides incisive, practical advice on all employment law matters from responding to complaints and grievances, allegations of discrimination and discipline issues, reorganisations, restructuring and redundancies, TUPE, threats of industrial action and large-scale changes to terms and conditions. Robert has developed a depth of expertise in complex, contentious employment litigation defending complaints in tribunal by alleged whistleblowers. Based in Aberdeen for the past nine years, Robert has been working mainly with energy clients active in the North Sea. He has an in-depth knowledge of that sector and its people issues in the UK. Robert has also been involved in international employment issues, including FCPA and Bribery Act consequences. Having appeared in employment tribunals throughout the UK, Robert has extensive experience of tribunal advocacy and resolution of workplace disputes by negotiation or mediation. Robert also delivers training to clients and regularly presents at public employment law conferences, most recently sharing a platform with Caspar Glynn KC. As Senior Tutor for the University of Aberdeen, Robert has lectured on Employment Tribunal Practice & Procedure in Scotland to postgraduate students.