
Kevin Barrow
- Partner
UK
E: Kevin Barrow
T: +44 20 7105 7030
Kevin is a Partner in the advisory group at Osborne Clarke. He advises staffing companies on all types of legal work, including commercial deals and mergers and acquisitions.
He works for hirers and suppliers on market-leading national and international flexible workforce (MSP, RPO and VMS) projects, regulation of digital recruitment and online exchanges, and worker misclassification and ‘co-employment’ class actions. With an unrivalled depth of knowledge in this market, Kevin acts for many suppliers and users of recruitment and staffing services, including many growth companies as well as investors in the sector.
Kevin qualified as a lawyer in 1990 and has specialised in the recruitment and staffing sectors ever since. He joined Osborne Clarke as a Partner in 2010.
He has led a campaign to change the regulatory regime affecting online exchanges. He has led the roll-out of staffing/MSP deals in 40 countries in the last two years and been involved in half of the higher-value staffing and recruitment sector M&As in Europe since 2010.
All articles by Kevin Barrow
Government responds to Taylor Review and the changing world of work – what do the proposals mean for employers?
How do you prepare your business for the future of work?
How do you prepare your business for the future of work?
Matthew Taylor’s Modern Working Practices report | The Osborne Clarke view
The future of work | Six predictions on how proposed changes in the law after the election will affect staffing companies, online platforms and users of their services.