Daniel Zona

Areas of expertise

Daniel has acted for clients in a wide range of industries and sectors, with particular knowledge of regulated and professional sectors, including financial services, healthcare and legal. He has significant experience in advising individuals on cases involving mental health issues and disability discrimination, and has a particular interest in discrimination cases involving sex, maternity and pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity.

Daniel also regularly advises on cross-jurisdictional employment matters, supporting multinational employers and senior executives navigating complex legal issues across borders. His practice includes coordinating international employment strategies, managing disputes involving overseas entities, assisting foreign businesses who are looking to set up in the UK or who already have employees here and need local advice, and advising on global policies and contracts.

Recent work

• Daniel represented a senior executive in a complex dispute involving race and sex discrimination and whistleblowing. Daniel supported the executive through several internal procedures and was able to achieve an advantageous resolution.
• Daniel has advised several oversees-based employers looking to set up and expand their businesses in the UK, providing commercial and strategic advice tailored to their international operations.
• Daniel recently acted for a Fintech in seeking to enforce the post-termination obligations of a former senior employee, including a non-compete clause, to protect their legitimate business interests. Daniel was able to achieve a robust and pragmatic resolution.
• Daniel acted for a senior executive at a renowned multinational investment bank who was accused of discrimination and sexual harassment.
• Daniel recently supported a multinational employer through an internal investigation into the conduct of several senior employees,.
• Daniel represented a well-known education institution in the Employment Tribunal, defending against a multi-faceted claim involving, amongst other things, discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistleblowing. All claims where successfully defended against and the case was dismissed in its entirety.

Publications & Press

Daniel is often asked to provide comments to the national press and online and trade publications on employment law issues. Daniel is also a regular contributor to the Discrimination Law Association briefings.

• Employers must stay ahead of new NDA rules – published in the FT Adviser, October 2025
• Ban on use of NDAs to gag crime reporting comes into force, Personneltoday, October 2025
• Mitigating the business risks of workplace relationships, ICAEW, October 2025
• New law strengthens rights of victims – Solicitors Journal, October 2025
• Sexual harassment enquiries to Acas spike by a third in first half of year, data shows – People Management, September 2025
• Union boss suspended over historical sexual misconduct claim – HR Magazine, September 2025
• How can employers tackle workplace bullying complaints? Quoted in BBC, August 2025
• Preparing for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting – ICAEW, April 2025
• Named respondents liable even if employer is also found to be liable – first published in the DLA briefings, Nov 2024
• Labours victory means ‘radical’ change in Employment law – Quoted in Law360, July 2024
• Employee asked to go to meeting because client ‘liked pretty women’ wins sex discrimination claim – Quoted in People Management, May 2024
• Gender-critical teacher loses unfair dismissal claim in pronouns tribunal – Quoted in HR Magazine, April 2024

Professional Societies & Memberships

• Human Rights Lawyers’ Association
• Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
• Discrimination Law Association (DLA)
• Industrial Law Society (ILS)
• International Association of Junior Lawyers (AIJA)