Chris Blantern > Tyr > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Tyr
2 The Embankment
Sovereign Street
LEEDS
LS1 4BA
England

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Chris has over 15 years experience and leads the Corporate team at Tyr. Chris acts for a range of clients from small to medium sized enterprises through to large national public and private companies. He advises on a wide range of transactions including acquisitions and disposals (of both shares and assets), management buy-outs and buy-ins, joint ventures, shareholder and partnership agreements, refinancing and reorganisations as well as providing general corporate advice. Chris is recognised as a trusted adviser to his clients and is renowned for his ability to get deals done.

Career

Chris joined Tyr as a Partner in December 2020 to lead the Corporate team.  Chris trained at Eversheds and spent 5 years at Pinsent Masons before moving to LCF Law and then Schofield Sweeney as a partner in 2015.

Education

Hull University (LLB), College of Law, York (LPC) 

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

(Next Generation Partners)

Chris Blantern  – Tyr

Tyr was founded in 2019 and has been continuing to bolster its corporate and commercial offerings. Chris Blantern heads the corporate group and acts for a wide spectrum of clients, ranging from SMEs to national public and private companies. Luisa D’Alessandro leads the commercial team, and has a broad practice that covers trading arrangements, agency and distribution matters, supply and manufacturing contracts, franchising, and outsourcing.