Anita Vadgama

Anita is a senior discrimination lawyer who acts predominantly for claimants and senior executives, including C-suite employees. Her practice focuses on three core areas: discrimination claims, with particular expertise in disability, neurodiversity, sex and race discrimination, and harassment, especially for senior BAME women; whistleblowing claims, acting for claimants who have been penalised or dismissed for making protected disclosures; and GIP benefits, advising on applications, drafting appeals to insurers and the Financial Ombudsman Service, and negotiating enhanced commuted lump-sum settlements in lieu of benefits.

In a previous role at a boutique specialist employment practice, Anita served as Head of Litigation. She has successfully represented clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal, securing judgments for numerous claimants and negotiating high-value settlements both before and during hearings. In one recent case, she succeeded in a disability discrimination claim subsequently brought on behalf of the estate of a claimant who sadly passed away from cancer before judgment was handed down.

Anita also regularly advises senior executives on significant termination packages, including short- and long-term incentive arrangements. She has experience advising on FCA regulatory references and related regulatory matters and is ranked by both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for her work advising senior executive employees.

Earlier in her career, Anita acted for claimants at a large trade union law firm before relocating to the United States for seven years. There, she practised as a dual-qualified English and Massachusetts attorney at Littler Mendelson, the world’s largest employment and labour law firm. Most recently, she spent eight years as a partner and Head of Litigation at a ranked employment practice.​​