Georgina is a barrister and leading expert in employment law, equality and discrimination. She advises both senior executives and employers on a wide range of complex and often sensitive matters, spanning contentious and non-contentious employment law.
She is particularly well known for her work in discrimination, harassment and whistleblowing claims, and has acted in high-profile Equality Act cases in both the civil courts and the Employment Tribunal. Alongside her employment work, Georgina has represented clients in landmark legal actions involving adoption discrimination, the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
A recognised authority in the education sector, Georgina regularly advises universities and students on some of their most challenging discrimination and harassment cases. In partnership with the 1752 Group, she co-authored proposed guidance for the university sector on handling student allegations of staff sexual misconduct. She has also supported #Forthe100, a parent-led campaign calling for a statutory duty of care in higher education.
Georgina plays an active role in legislative reform and public advocacy. She has advised Irish senator Lynn Ruane on drafting legislation to prohibit the use of NDAs in discrimination cases, and works closely with the campaign group Can’t Buy My Silence, advising them on the law around NDAs, and on how to assist the individuals that come to them for help, as well as advising those individuals directly.
Bellevue Law was the first firm to sign their business pledge on NDAs – a step Georgina helped drive.
Dual-qualified in England & Wales and California, Georgina has over 25 years’ experience practising law in both the UK and US. She previously worked at Coudert Brothers in Washington DC, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (now Dentons) in Chicago and New York, and McAllister Olivarius in London, where she headed the UK practice. She is a member of Middle Temple.
