“Clare is a top strategist who commands the room.”
Clare Murray
CM Murray LLP (London, UK)
Clare Murray is the founder and Managing Partner of leading specialist partnership, employment and regulatory law firm, CM Murray LLP.
She advises professional partnerships and partners, multi-national companies, senior executives and founders on complex partnership and employment law issues.
Clare has advised on many sexual harassment and bullying matters in professional services firms and multi-national companies. 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 is regarded as a market leader in providing strategic advice to senior executives and founders. Clare and CM Murray LLP established the International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA), which brings together leading advisers to the C-Suite from around the world, who focus on risk, reward, regulation and reputation management issues affecting senior executives and founders. CM Murray LLP is also a co-founder of global employment law alliance, Innangard.
Clare is ranked as an “Eminent Practitioner” for Partnership (Contentious), Partnership (Non-Contentious) and Employment (Senior Executive) by Chambers and Partners UK 2025; and is also ranked in the “Hall of Fame” by Legal 500 UK 2025 for her work advising on Partnership and Senior Executive matters.
Chambers and Partners UK 2025 ranked Clare as an “Eminent Practitioner” for both Partnership (Contentious), Partnership (Non-Contentious): “Clare is the best of the best. She is a pre-eminent lawyer and an absolute expert. She knows when to be tough and when not to be, has first-rate judgement and is the complete package.” “She is wonderful and universally known for her balanced judgement and measured approach.”
Clare is also ranked as an “Eminent Practitioner” for Employment (Senior Executive): “She is a superb lawyer. Clare is a top strategist who commands the room.” “Clare is the consummate professional.”
Legal 500 UK 2025 ranked Clare in the “Hall of Fame” for Partnership and Senior Executives: “Clare Murray is first among her peers with people skills to die for, a focused commercial approach and experience that her clients can rely on to chart the most difficult experiences.” ‘Clare Murray is simply the best if you want to get the best possible advice for senior executives, directors and founders.”
Clare has been named a “Top Recommended Employment Lawyer” in the Spear’s 2022 Legal Index.