Chris Seaton > Burges Salmon LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Burges Salmon LLP Offices
ONE GLASS WHARF
BRISTOL
BS2 0ZX
England
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Chris Seaton
Work Department
Employment
Position
The firm’s Senior Partner and also a partner in the Employment team dealing with the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment work; experienced tribunal advocate and adviser to a number of multinational companies based in the USA and Europe. He was formerly chair of the firm’s international committee and a member of the strategic Board. Now as Senior Partner he chair’s the firm’s Board.
Career
Royal Navy Officer 1979-90; trained Burges Salmon; qualified 1993; partner since 1999; Head of Employment 1999-2011; member of the firm’s Board from 2011 to date; Senior Partner from May 2017.
Languages
Basic French.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; European Employment Lawyers Association; Industrial Law Society; International Bar Association; Bristol Employment Tribunal Users Committee; employment law policy adviser to the CBI.
Education
Attended City University (1983 BSc Hons); Wolsey Hall, Oxford (1990 CPE); University of the West of England (1991 LSF Hons).
Leisure
Sailing, skiing, music and hiking.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Employment > Employment: Bristol
(Leading individuals)Burges Salmon LLP’s ‘pragmatic and thoughtful approach’ is valued by a host of blue-chip corporates and major public sector bodies, ranging from national retailers to governmental departments. The team is headed up by Adrian Martin, who regularly works with a range of leading businesses and public sector bodies on TUPE transfers, outsourcing projects, and associated disputes, among other matters. Senior partner Chris Seaton continues to advise on contentious and non-contentious issues for a host of clients, most recently for those in the consumer goods and healthcare sectors. Luke Bowery’s recent engagements include discrimination disputes, executive terminations, and mass redundancies, while James Green is noted for his financial services focus, advising on the employment aspects of major transactions within the sector. Jamie Cameron specialises in ESG employment matters.
London > Employment > Employers
Burges Salmon LLP offers a comprehensive practice, covering employment tribunal claims relating to harassment, discrimination and wrongful dismissal as well as complex redundancy and restructuring programmes on the non-contentious side, with its work on the employment aspects of the administration and sale of Coventry City’s CBS arena being a standout example. Adrian Martin, an expert on the TUPE and employment aspects of corporate transactions and outsourcing, leads the team. The experienced Chris Seaton is also a key member of the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employment: Bristol South West > Employment
- Leading individuals South West > Employment > Employment: Bristol
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