Paul Christopher

Paul Christopher
Managing Partner, Hong Kong
T +852 3995 5701
paul.christopher@mourantozannes.com

Location:

Hong Kong

Year of joining Mourant Ozannes:

1999

Practice Areas:

Banking & Finance, Corporate, Funds, Financial Services & Regulatory, Insolvency & Restructuring, International Trusts & Private Client

Employment history:

Paul specialises in corporate, banking and finance work. He regularly advises on the establishment and structuring (as well as restructuring) of offshore investment funds. He has an established trust practice and acts for a number of leading trust institutions.

Professional Qualifications:

Paul qualified as a Solicitor (England) in 1999 (currently non-practising), an Advocate (Guernsey) in 2003 and is admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

Highlight Deals:

Establishment of HarbourVest Senior Loans Europe Limited, IPO on the Official List of the LSE.
Advice to London & Stamford Property Limited on its arrangements to move from AIM to the official list of the LSE and conversion to UK REIT status.
Various work in relation to the restructure of investments and investment funds.

What the directories say:

Paul Christopher is listed as an International Leading Lawyer in the Citywealth Leading Lawyers List 2013.

"Paul Christopher not only has years of offshore legal experience to offer to clients, but also in-depth knowledge about the local and regional business communities," Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2012.

"Paul Christopher is 'pragmatic and expert,' according to clients," Chambers UK, 2012.

"Paul Christopher 'has a rare combination of technical ability and pragmatism, which is sometimes hard to find in the corporate world,' say clients," Chambers Europe, 2012.

Paul is "always on my shortlist for external legal advice," Citywealth Leading Lawyers List, 2012.

"Clients appreciate that Paul Christopher 'can quickly deliver strong commercial advice.' He counsels clients on corporate, investment fund and finance matters and has recently acted for London & Stamford Property in a number of notable mandates," Chambers Global, 2011.

Paul "has a rare combination of technical ability and pragmatism, which is sometimes hard to find in the corporate world," Chambers UK, 2011.

A "very knowledgeable commercial operator," Legal 500, 2011.

"When we have a difficult situation we tend to use Paul." "He's a very capable lawyer. What we need in situations at times is a guy with a certain degree of imagination and he's got that, he's very responsive," IFLR 1000, 2011.