Charles Wynn-Evans is a partner, the Firm’s International General Counsel and an employment lawyer with extensive experience of all aspects of employment law and practice. He is also chair of the pro bono committee of the firm’s London office. He trained with the firm, was admitted as a solicitor in 1992 and has been a partner at the firm since 1997.
Mr. Wynn-Evans is acknowledged as a leading individual for employment law by the independent UK legal directories, The Legal 500 and Chambers. In Chambers UK 2023 he is listed as an Eminent Practitioner. Sources report “Charles is a really excellent lawyer. He is the authority on TUPE, he writes the leading text. He is very bright and a very decent lawyer.” “Charles has great knowledge and he always gives sound advice.” Previously clients have described him as "a doyen of employment law, a fiercely bright man and very good to negotiate with." "An excellent lawyer with outstanding interpersonal skills; he is able to quickly distil complex ideas and legal information into a format that is easily understandable, and his strategic skills, especially when establishing a clear and coherent negotiation strategy, are greatly valued." "He's pragmatic, solutions-focused and adept at cutting through complex situations." "There's nothing about TUPE he doesn't know." Additionally, Mr. Wynn-Evans is recognised in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 UK for his Employment practice, where he is included in the prestigious Hall of Fame for his Employers practice . The Legal 500 2022 quote clients who report Mr. Wynn-Evans is "commercial and pragmatic and his opinion is greatly valued." "Charles Wynn Evans is a standout individual. His knowledge of the law is exacting and comprehensive. As a strategist he is second to none effortlessly obtaining his clients’ objectives and literally seeing round corners." "Charles Wynn-Evans has a wealth of experience, including a broad cross-section of employment situations that play out all the way to tribunal. He knows what is important and is invaluable in helping us plan accordingly."
Mr. Wynn-Evans has written regularly on employment law issues for a variety of journals and is the author of The Law of TUPE Transfers (Oxford University Press, third edition, 2022). Mr. Wynn-Evans is a CEDR accredited mediator and a member of the Employment Law Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales, a fellow of the RSA, a Liveryman of the City of London Solicitors’ Company, and a Freeman of the City of London.