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Chris Blantern

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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Chris has over 20 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

The ‘thoroughly diligent ‘ team at Tyr handles a range of corporate and commercial work including investments, commercial agreements, acquisitions and disposals. Corporate partner Chris Blantern co-leads the team and has in-depth knowledge of the financial services sector. Commercial specialist Luisa D’Alessandro completes the leadership team. Praised for going ‘over and beyond to meet client needs’, D’Alessandro is known in the market for her expertise in trading arrangements, agency and distribution matters, supply and manufacturing contracts. Clients range from SMEs to large national public and private companies.

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