Expertise: Private equity, insurance and reinsurance, protected cell companies.

Christopher advises on all aspects of financial services work, including the establishment and operation of close ended funds with a particular strength in private equity and structured products.

He also has more than 14 years experience of advising the insurance and reinsurance sector and was recognised as one of the world's leading insurance and reinsurance lawyers in 2005 and 2006, the only lawyer in the Channel Islands to receive such recognition. Christopher is a non-executive director of a number of Guernsey licensed insurers.

Christopher also advises on a broad range of corporate, commercial and finance work including migrations, amalgamations, acquisitions, protected cell companies and Islamic finance.

Christoper is commended by the 2008/09 Legal 500 for his "deep knowledge of local and international regulation and legislation" and is acknowledged as "prompt, accurate and efficient, with a straightforward and business like approach to all assignments."

Professional: Advocate - Guernsey, Solicitor* - England & Wales, Solicitor* - Australia (New South Wales)

* non-practising