US employment law firm Littler Mendelson is launching in the UK via a tie-up with 16-lawyer boutique GQ Employment Law.

The move marks Littler's third European deal in the past 18 months, after it combined with Germany's Vangard in late 2015 – a move that gave the US firm its first presence outside the Americas – and 170-lawyer French labour law specialist Fromont Briens last October.