Clare Murray is the founder and Managing Partner of CM Murray LLP, specialising in partnership and employment law.

Clare acts for US and UK professional services firms (particularly in the legal sector), and for equity partners in professional services and investment management firms.

She has particular expertise in the strategic handling of partner conduct and performance issues, partner exits, team moves and restrictive covenants, as well as partner discrimination and whistleblowing complaints and litigation.

Clare has advised on many sexual harassment matters in law and accounting firms, and in multi-national organisations, and has extensive experience of representing complainants, firms and employers, and those accused of alleged harassment. In March 2018, Clare was appointed as the specialist adviser to the House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee in respect of its Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Inquiry.

Clare played a leading role in the creation of the Professional Practices Alliance. Clare is also regarded as a market leader in providing strategic advice to senior executives, founders, US and multi-national companies with UK operations, and US and UK law firms on their employment law issues.

Many of the employment law matters in which Clare is involved are cross-border.

Clare was instrumental in setting up global employment law alliance, Innangard. Clare has been ranked by Spear’s Magazine as ‘Top Recommended’ in the Spear’s 2023 Employment Lawyers Index.

Chambers and Partners UK 2023 ranked Clare as an “Eminent Practitioner” for both Partnership (Contentious) and Partnership (Non-Contentious), “her legal knowledge is fantastic and her people skills are amazing. If I had a partnership dispute, I would head to Clare.” “She is a real inspiration and leads a fantastic team.”

Clare is also ranked as an “Eminent Practitioner” for Employment (Senior Executive), “Clare is simply outstanding. She is at the top of her game and the go-to person for employment and partnership matters. There is no one else in the City or the wider UK market who comes anywhere close in terms of ability, acumen and commerciality.” “Clare is stand out. She is very sharp and very impressive.”

“Clare Murray is a superb solicitor.”

Legal 500 UK 2023 ranked Clare in the “Hall of Fame” for Partnership. She is recognised as “The deserving star of the practice who is ‘fizzing with ideas’. Extremely hard working, thoroughly thoughtful, a pleasure to work with, and the authority on partnership law.”

Clare is also ranked in the “Hall of Fame” for Employment (Senior Executives), she is recognised as “not only the founder, but the glue who brings her extraordinary team of experts together and clearly empowers them to be the best in the class. She is supremely knowledgeable, gets quickly to the nub of the legal issues and is a forceful and tenacious advocate while being warm and supportive to her clients.” “Clare Murray and her team are experts in their field. They are both practical and resourceful. Clare’s attention to detail is extraordinary, but what sets her apart is her compassion to her clients.”