Christopher Gigg
Partner Principal
| Tel: | +44 (0)115 947 6651 |
| Email: | cgigg@abg-law.com |
| Education: | Leeds University, LL.B (Hons) |
| Admitted: | England and Wales 1981 |
| Year Joined: | 1979 |
| Year became partner: | 1984 |
Overview
Chris is the Senior Partner Principal of the Firm and heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Employment Groups. He was trained at the firm and has remained here since qualification.
Chris is an experienced trials advocate and has regularly appeared before Tribunals and Courts.
Chris has extensive experience in high value executive exits and the employment aspect of complex corporate restructuring. His practice also encompasses most areas of employment law, minority shareholder dispute work and some aspects of contentious insolvency law arising from his commercial litigation background.
He is a member of the Industrial Law Society.
Highlights
Recent matters of note include advising on exit agreements for a multinational plc with cross-frontier jurisdictional and tax issues; advising professional partnership on complex issue concerning Professional Indemnity Insurance issues; detailed TUPE transfer advice with insolvency aspects.
Presentations
Chris regularly gives “user-friendly” presentations for clients on employment matters and updates to legislation and working practices.
Outside of Work
Chris’ interests include football (watching, not playing – Spurs!) country sports and motor-racing (not participating!).