Jason Butwick

Jason Butwick practices in all aspects of partnership and employment law, focusing on the financial services sector.

His practice covers structuring and drafting tailored partnership and employment documentation (such as partnership agreements, deeds of admission, employment contracts, incentive and deferral plans, policies and procedures) and advising on SMCR and Remuneration Code related matters. He also regularly advises on partnership and employment disputes (such as disciplinary and grievance processes, dismissals, unlawful discrimination and whistleblowing claims, disputed member removals, bonus and remuneration disputes, and enforcement of confidentiality and non-competition obligations). In the financial services sector, he also regularly advises on spin outs, strategic investments and founder disputes.

Mr. Butwick contributed the chapter on Partnership and LLP Disputes to International Employment Disputes (Sweet & Maxell, 2019). He is also a contributor to Hedge Funds and the Law (2nd edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2016) and is the author of Tolley’s Guide to the National Minimum Wage (Tolley, 1999). He has been interviewed on Radio 4’s Today programme about employment law issues. He has also written numerous articles on regulatory, partnership and employment law topics and is a regular presenter on partnership and employment topics.

Mr. Butwick is also recommended as a leading lawyer for both employment and partnership law by the leading legal directories.

Since 2021 Mr. Butwick has been ranked Band One in the Chambers UK guide for Employment: Employer. Sources quoted in the 2023 edition report: "[He is] quick to respond and is excellent at composing a response when dealing with very delicate matters." "Jason is very good and he is incredibly bright. He has got a comprehensive knowledge." Sources quoted in previous editions have said: "He is able to cut through to the issues quickly and concisely, he is very quick on his feet and he is able to describe the issues in layman's terms. He is also very efficient and very personable." "He is very creative and innovative, he is a very good problem solver and negotiator, and it is always a pleasure to deal with him." 

He is also ranked in the 2023 Chambers UK guide for both Partnership: Contentious and Partnership: Non-contentious, where clients report: "It is very reassuring to us having Jason on our side." "He is superb with people and a real problem solver." Previous editions have reported that "He's very commercial and really gets to the nub of the business considerations." In the 2021 edition he was highlighted for his "encyclopaedic knowledge of partnership law" as well as his "tremendous commercial instincts coupled with a true eye for detail." 

He is also recognized in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 for his partnership practice, as well as being listed in Employment: Employers, where clients report: "He is an excellent client partner, very commercial and focused on finding a solution." "Jason Butwick – outstanding legal knowledge in the sector, combined with tremendous application of the law to the commercial realities. He is a very astute reader of the personality mixes which define a partnership, and how to move legal relationships alongside the ebb and flow of those relationships."