The Chambers & Co team
Chambers & Co provides specialist legal services to franchisors. We are nationally acknowledged by our peers, as evidenced in the two leading legal trade directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners (no relation).
Since we were formed in 1998 we have helped over 150 franchise businesses drawn by our "down to earth" approach to business. We employ the best available legal specialists to make up a team which can provide practical guidance around the complexities of franchising.
John Chambers
John has specialised in franchising for over 15 years. He thinks of himself as a business man first and a solicitor second. His "no nonsense, practical, commercial approach" is appreciated by clients as much as is his unrivalled knowledge of the franchising sector.
He read law at University College London and worked in the City of London for Mitsui, a Japanese trading company, and in the Middle East for Turner & Newall Plc.
John then worked in sales and contract management roles in the oil industry, first in the UK and then abroad before deciding that he could provide more commercially focused and practical advice than he was receiving from lawyers. He re-trained as a solicitor and was an associate with Eversheds until leaving in 1996 to join what was then Pinsent Curtis. He set up Chambers & Co in 1998. He is now a member of the British Franchise Association Legal Committee, and regularly speaks on franchising law both at home and abroad.
Emma Chambers
Emma is an associate and specialises in commercial litigation within the franchise industry. Emma provides clear and strategic advice with an insightful commercial perspective. She is experienced both in trials in court, where she has a high success rate, and in securing settlements at mediation or by negotiation. She also provides advice on dealing with non-performing franchisees including the mechanics and practicalities of franchisee termination.
Emma studied at Nottingham Law School training and qualifying as a solicitor in 2005 at a prominent Midlands firm before moving to Chambers & Co in 2006.
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Tracy Williamson
Tracy is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and has extensive knowledge of the franchise industry, having worked with John even before Chambers & Co was formed. Tracy provides a continuous commercial service to Chamber's clients, specialising principally in franchise re-sales and providing the franchise agreement service for clients. Her experience and knowledge of the franchising industry is invaluable and provides her clients with continuity and a seamless service.
