Chris Seaton

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.

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.

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.

Regular contributor to the 'Employment Law Journal' and 'HR Director' magazine; author on a chapter on European Works Councils for 'International Employment Law' published by the Centre for International Legal Studies.

Attended City University (1983 BSc Hons); Wolsey Hall, Oxford (1990 CPE); University of the West of England (1991 LSF Hons). Speaks basic French. Leisure interests include sailing, skiing, music and hiking.