Cristina Corriero

Associate

Cristina is a dual-qualified lawyer and an associate in the employment team. She advises on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, with a particular focus on representing staff associations, trade unions and their members in complex and sensitive workplace issues.

Her contentious practice includes discrimination and whistleblowing claims, and she has extensive experience of the Employment Tribunal process, advising and representing clients throughout proceedings. Cristina’s work encompasses individual claims and strategic group litigation, including complex multi-claimant matters and cases raising issues of wider significance. She also has experience in other employment-related areas, such as proceedings before the Certification Officer.

My clients are more than just cases to me. They are people facing challenges that can profoundly affect their lives beyond their work. I am committed to supporting them with expertise, compassion and a genuine understanding of the human impact.

Cristina Corriero, Associate

Alongside her litigation practice, Cristina advises on settlement negotiations and non-contentious employment matters, helping clients navigate difficult workplace situations and identify practical and effective solutions. She takes a client-focused approach, combining clear, pragmatic and strategic advice with empathy and an appreciation of the wider impact that workplace disputes can have on individuals.

Cristina has a strong commitment to access to justice and the protection of employment rights, which underpins her work with staff associations, trade unions and their members and her approach to both individual and strategically significant cases. She qualified as a lawyer in Italy in 2015, and as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2023.

Recent work highlights

Certification Officer proceedings

Representing trade union clients in proceedings before the Certification Officer against complaints lodged by union members.

Employment Tribunal claims

Acting for clients before the Employment Tribunal in cases involving complex legal arguments, including whether the tribunal has jurisdiction to hear a claim of victimisation by association.

Complex settlements

Successfully achieving a satisfactory settlement in a long-running employment dispute for unfair dismissal, providing the client with financial security and the opportunity to move forward with their life.