Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

About

Provided by Chris Borg

UK

Practice Areas

Chris is a partner in Reed Smith’s Energy and Natural Resources Group and co-leads the firm’s Financial Markets and Regulatory team. With 25 years' experience of financial regulatory advisory practice, Chris is a recognised authority in futures and options and commodity trading.

Chris has been named “Lawyer of the Year (Commodities)” in the Best Lawyers™ United Kingdom (2022), as an Acritas Star Lawyer, and in the Legal 500 “Hall of Fame” (Commodities: Derivatives). He is consistently ranked in Band 1 (Commodity Derivatives) in Chambers & Partners (UK). He has been described in these directories over the years, as “phenomenal”, “truly an expert in his field” and having a “depth of knowledge in the commodities regulatory space that is unrivalled by his peers” and as standing out “as the subject matter expert in this field”, with “an unrivalled grasp of the regulations and experience in handling both contentious and non-contentious matters."

His clients include banks, investment banks, derivatives traders and brokers, specialist commodity traders and brokers, energy majors and utilities, custodians and collateral managers, exchange-traded funds, funds and fund managers, software and market services providers, exchanges/MTFs and trade associations.

Earlier in his career he spent a year on secondment at the (then) Financial Services Authority.

Discover other Lawyers at
Reed Smith LLP

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

London (Firms)

Banking & Finance: Fund Finance

Bronwen C Jones
1
Bronwen C Jones
1
Band 1
Leon Stephenson
2
Leon Stephenson
2
Band 2
Commercial and Corporate Litigation

Marcus Price
Marcus Price
Associates to watch
Construction: Non-contentious

Richard Ceeney
6
Richard Ceeney
6
Band 6
Laura Riddeck
U
Laura Riddeck
U
Up and Coming
Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million

Philip Taylor
4
Philip Taylor
4
Band 4
Employment: Employer

Robin Jeffcott
3
Robin Jeffcott
3
Band 3
David Ashmore
4
David Ashmore
4
Band 4
Environment & Climate Change

Tallat Hussain
3
Tallat Hussain
3
Band 3
4
Julie Vaughan
4
Band 4
Information Technology & Outsourcing

Cynthia O'Donoghue
4
Cynthia O'Donoghue
4
Band 4
Intellectual Property

Michael Skrein
3
Michael Skrein
3
Band 3
Pensions

Justine Senior
4
Justine Senior
4
Band 4
Will Sutton
4
Will Sutton
4
Band 4
Real Estate: £150 million and above

Jimmy Theodorou
6
Jimmy Theodorou
6
Band 6

UK-wide

Asset Finance: Aviation Finance

Richard Hakes
3
Richard Hakes
3
Band 3
Christopher Jackson
4
Christopher Jackson
4
Band 4
Asset Finance: Shipping Finance

Philip Rymer
3
Philip Rymer
3
Band 3
Rob Wilkins
3
Rob Wilkins
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: CLOs

4
Mark Drury
4
Band 4
20 of 63 results