Chris is named in the “Hall of Fame” by The Legal 500 UKand  has received an “Outstanding Contribution” award for his services to the hedge fund industry (The Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2017).

He has also been named as a leading funds lawyer in:

• Chambers UK
• Chambers Europe
• IFLR1000
• PLC Cross-Border Investment Funds Handbook
• Expert Guide to the Best of the Best (which named him as one of the top 25 funds lawyers worldwide)
• Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers
• Best Lawyer
• Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers
• Who’s Who of Professionals.

He has been described by clients in Chambers UK as “fantastic – practical, commercial and knows his stuff”, “a first-class mind and brings a high value-add as a lawyer”and as a “go to lawyer for dealing with a complicated hedge fund” and in The Legal 500 UK as “excellent” and “knows the industry inside out.” Clients praise his “huge breadth of knowledge” and “brilliant commercial awareness” as well as his “deep knowledge and experience in the fund industry.”

Chris has participated in the UK Financial Services Authority’s Legal Experts Group in respect of AIFMD and has been an active participant on various AIMA and other industry committees on matters relating to the hedge fund industry.

He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and seminars, including invitation-only conferences for clients of prime brokers and other industry participants.

Chris has also written on a wide range of hedge fund and regulatory topics. He was the first general editor of the Chambers Alternative Funds Guide – a guide examining key industry trends and regulatory and tax matters impacting funds, managers and investors.

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