Sir Christopher is a Queen’s Counsel and Chairman of the Linklaters global competition group. He is considered to be one of the most influential competition lawyers in Europe and specializes in high level strategic advice involving competition, regulatory, or EU issues. For many years as a practicing barrister, when he regularly acted for the UK Government, he was a judge of what is now the EU General Court from 1992 to 1999 and President of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal from 2000 to 2007, before joining Linklaters. He brings to the practice a unique strategic perspective and tremendous experience. He holds a GCR Lifetime Achievement Award.