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Chris Ross
Work Department
Financial Disputes
Position
Chris is a highly experienced litigator specialising in competition litigation, commercial and banking disputes.
He has represented parties both bringing and defending competition law disputes and has extensive experience of acting in collective actions before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
He has particular expertise in group actions and litigation funding arrangements.
He has acted for clients across a variety of matters including shareholder disputes, matters related to complex derivatives and other structured products. His clients include high net worth individuals, company directors and sophisticated institutional investors.
He is a Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience.
Career
Work highlights
Acting for Google in collective action competition proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Acting for a cryptocurrency exchange defending collective action proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Representing a UK mobile network operator in follow-on claims against cartelists in a number of industries.
Acting for an online platform in the defence of collective action proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Representing Ingenious Media in High Court group litigation relating to tax-efficient film investment partnerships.
Education
King Edward VI Grammar School; Pembroke College, University of Oxford: MA (Jurisprudence); Oxford Institute of Legal Practice.
Leisure
Tennis; running; motorsport
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
As a prominent conflict-free firm, RPC represents a diverse clientele of sovereign states, foreign regional banks, asset managers, and high-net-worth individuals. Its broad disputes practice spans debt and equity markets, funds, and structured products, as well as sanctions, crypto, and fraud cases. Contentious restructuring and insolvency matters are another focal point for the ‘top-notch’ group. Tom Hibbert
is the firm’s global head of commercial disputes, while Simon Hart leads the banking and financial services disputes team, with particular expertise in contentious restructurings and fraud and asset tracing litigation. Jonathan Cary excels in disputes against large financial institutions and has developed a specialism in crypto disputes. Alan Williams and Chris Ross play key roles in financial disputes with cross-border elements. Jake Hardy is active in disputes related to financial products, fund investments, and trade and asset finance.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > ESG