He advises on all aspects of financial services regulation across banking, insurance, superannuation and funds management.
Chris has over 12 years’ experience in legal practice, including experience working at ASIC, in-house at Standard Chartered Bank and at top tier law firms in the United Kingdom.
He has recently been advising clients on the introduction of the Financial Accountability Regime, reforms to payments regulation, uplifting scams risk management frameworks and APRA new rules and guidance on operational resilience.
Chris advises on the regulatory requirements of cross-jurisdictional transactions as well as major regulatory investigations. He also advises on licencing, regulatory engagement and enforcement.
At Standard Chartered Bank, Chris co-led the implementation of the Senior Managers Regime, which Australia largely adopted as the Financial Accountability Regime.
At ASIC, he investigated and litigated a range of market integrity matters including the highest appellate court decision on market manipulation in Australia.
Chris combines perspectives from in-house, ASIC and his multijurisdictional private practice experience to give clients a clear and practical understanding of regulatory compliance.
He advises clients across all sectors, with a particular interest in banking, financial services, payments, fintech and capital markets.