Kathryn Weaver heads up the Asia Pacific employment practice at Seyfarth Shaw, an AmLaw 100 labour and employment-focused international law firm. She is dual-qualified (Hong Kong and England & Wales) and has extensive experience of advising multi-national employers in the Asia Pacific region on international employment law matters. Her work spans both contentious and non-contentious matters, such as implementing partnership programme and equity schemes, coordinating litigation, carrying out contract, policy and compliance reviews, advising on restructuring and terminations, and negotiating settlements. She is regularly called on to speak at legal and HR conferences and events in the region on topical employment law matters. She cares passionately about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging matters, including those relating to mental health, and assisting companies in Hong Kong with their DEIB journey.