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Chris is the Managing Partner of Robertsons and also the head of its Private Equity and Commercial Department. He is a two-times winner of Managing Partner of the Year at the prestigious ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, most recently in 2025. He was also named as a Visionary (International) on the China Business Law Journal’s A-List 2024-25 as one of the foreign lawyers most highly recommended by China’s legal market. Furthermore, Chris was recognised as an Eminent Legal Practitioner (Hong Kong) at the LegalOne Greater Bay Area Special Awards 2025.

Chris has been advising on mergers and acquisitions, funds and corporate law in Hong Kong for the last three decades.

He also handles a wide range of securities and compliance matters, particularly for SFC registered intermediaries, and works with players across the fintech sector on legal and regulatory issues on their products and offerings.

For many years, Chris has advised both private and listed company boards – as well as individual directors – on all forms of compliance matters, including fiduciary and statutory duties, the conduct of meetings and general issues of corporate governance. He also represents minority shareholders concerned with corporate misfeasance.

Chris has considerable experience in the financial services’ sector, advising on service conditions and benefits for senior management, as well as the enforceability of post termination covenants.

He is a frequent speaker on directors’ duties and responsibilities as well as a wide range of issues relating to Hong Kong company law.

Chris sits on the Law Society of Hong Kong’s Working Party on the Incorporation of Solicitors’ Practice.