Chris Bryant

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Chris is a partner based in the London and Brussels offices of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. He has over 15 years' experience advising on UK & EU competition law, international trade law, and EU regulatory issues and processes. Chris heads the firm's Tier 1 ranked Brexit taskforce and is one of the leading experts and media commentators on the subject. He has worked with clients across virtually all sectors of the economy, including financial services, automotive, retail, chemicals and telecoms in relation to their Brexit planning. His work has included scenario and contingency planning, providing legal and political insights and helping clients to formulate strategies for influencing the UK and EU governments. Chris has provided commentary for the BBC, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and Reuters amongst many others. In addition to advising on some very significant Brexit projects for key clients, Chris Bryant has found time to write the award-winning play, 'Brexit the Musical', which played to sell-out runs in Edinburgh and London. In addition, Chris has represented clients in some of the world's largest competition and trade investigations, as well as in related litigation. Chris is described in Legal 500 2017 as 'experienced', 'knowledgeable', 'straightforward', and 'client-friendly'.

Contributed to

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WTO—an introductory guide

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the World Trade Organization (WTO), examining its institutional arrangements, rules and key activities, as well as their relevance and implications for UK trade post-Brexit.

Public Law

Buying goods from the EU for supply in the UK in the event of no trade deal—checklist [Archived]

Checklists

ARCHIVED: This Checklist has been archived and is not maintained. This Checklist sets out the key considerations to take into account when buying goods from the EU for supply in the UK in a no trade deal scenario.

Commercial

Buying services from the EU in the UK in the event of no trade deal—checklist [Archived]

Checklists

ARCHIVED: This Checklist has been archived and is not maintained. This Checklist sets out the key considerations for a UK business to take into account when buying services (including general outsourcing) in the UK that will be provided from the EU by an EU-based business in a no trade deal scenario.

Commercial

Selling goods to the EU from the UK in the event of no trade deal—checklist [Archived]

Checklists

ARCHIVED: This Checklist has been archived and is not maintained. This Checklist sets out the key considerations to take into account when selling goods from the UK for supply to the EU27 in a no trade deal scenario.

Commercial

Supplying services to the EU from the UK in the event of no trade deal—checklist [Archived]

Checklists

ARCHIVED: This Checklist has been archived and is not maintained. This Checklist sets out key considerations for a UK business to take into account when supplying services (including general outsourcing) to the EU from the UK in a no trade deal scenario.

Commercial