Rising star appointed to head Employment Law at Howells

Nathan Vidini

Howells Solicitors has recruited a ‘Leader in the Field’ of Employment Law to implement and oversee a six-year business plan across six offices in South Wales devised to promote the law firm as a leading provider in this specialist area of law.

Described in the 2016 edition of the Legal 500 as the ‘Associate to Watch’ for the whole of Wales, Nathan Vidini joins the award winning law firm as Head of Employment Law. Nathan has also been listed since 2011 in the other highly prestigious independent legal directory, Chambers and Partners, as a Leader in the Field of Employment and has been named their ‘Star Associate’ for Wales this year.

Highly regarded and respected by fellow legal professionals and earning the reputation as the ‘go-to’ employment lawyer for employees in Wales and the South West, Mr Vidini has extensive experience of working for the largest employers including FTSE 100 listed companies and large public sector organisations.  Nathan has more recently built a reputation of representing Senior Employees across the UK such as Managing Directors, Partners in law firms and accountancy practices, GPs, NHS Consultants and Chief Executives but advises all manner of employees and employers in the full range of employment and partnership related issues.

Mark Hobbs, Managing Director of Howells Solicitors said, “We are delighted to welcome Nathan to our team. He is one of the top legal experts in Wales and the South West in his specialist area and is very highly regarded. Nathan shares our commitment to expand and develop our employment law services across our six offices. His legal knowledge and experience will be of significant benefit to our established employment law clients both employers and employees alike, and we are sure his appointment will attract new clients.”

Commenting on his new role, Mr Vidini said, “Joining Howells in this senior role is a fantastic opportunity. I chose Howells over other firms as the company is well established, has an excellent reputation and employs a talented team of professionals. Howell’s plans for growth are exciting! The business is uniquely positioned in the market to be able to build on an excellent base by way of organic expansion in all key areas of law. For my part, I am confident Howells will soon be recognised as a new significant player in Employment Law in Wales and the South West. I am looking forward to establishing myself within the business and achieving the objectives we have set for growth of the Employment Law department.”