Chris advises clients on the full spectrum of employment issues. He has broad experience working on global employment projects for clients with international operations and helps clients find pragmatic, commercial solutions, especially in the context of settlement negotiations and post-termination restrictions. Chris has a particular focus on the platform economy and technology sectors, having been seconded to Uber’s legal team.
Chris regularly advises clients in relation to redundancies, business transfers, grievances, misconduct, performance, data protection and trade union issues. He has experience in leading complex, sensitive settlement negotiations and has also worked on multiple high-value employment tribunal claims, with a particular focus on discrimination and whistleblowing.
Chris is recognised as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 (2025) guide and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
“Philip Cameron and Chris Coombes have been supporting the Group for a number of years…They’re commercially focused, give good advice and take sensible views balancing the law with the objectives of the business. They’ve worked hard to understand us and our culture and it really shows in the advice they give.”
Legal 500, 2025