Catherine Wilson has been appointed an employment partner based at the Bradford office of law firm Schofield Sweeney.

Formerly at Eversheds, Catherine has joined from leading London and South-East firm Thomas Eggar, where she was head of employment, and will relocate to her native West Yorkshire after more than 11 years in London.

She advises companies and high net-worth individuals in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law, including discrimination law, advocacy, business reorganisations and redundancies. Catherine also advises senior executives on severances, bonus disputes and restrictive covenants.

Simon Shepherd, head of employment at Schofield Sweeney, said: “The addition of such a high-calibre partner to our practice will really strengthen our offering to clients”.

Schofield Sweeney employment lawyers advise on all aspects of employment law, acting for both employers and senior employees.