Lawyers

Christopher Field

Christopher Field

Dechert LLP, London

Work Department

Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance and Capital Markets; Financial Services M&A; Distressed Mergers and Acquisitions; FinTech

Position

Partner

Career

Chris Field advises clients on a broad range of domestic and international private equity and corporate matters, including acquisitions, disposals, equity investments, initial public offerings (IPOs) and other equity capital markets transactions, as well as take privates and public M&A transactions.

He has developed particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional corporate carve-outs.

Mr. Field is a guest lecturer on private equity at the London Business School, has worked extensively on the training and mentoring of young lawyers and has been involved with Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation and its charities on various venture philanthropy matters, including being the recipient of its Transforming Lives pro bono award.

Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Field served for 11 years as a partner in the corporate group at Kirkland & Ellis.

Languages

English

Memberships

Law Society, England and Wales

Education

University of KwaZulu-Natal, B.A. (Hons), 1992; University of KwaZulu-Natal, LL.B., 1994; The University of Nottingham, LL.M., International Commercial Law, 1996, Distinction

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