About

Christopher Fischer is an outstanding international business lawyer with upwards of 20 years of experience of managing legal affairs at major blue chip corporations. Currently serving as vice president and associate general counsel and head of legal for the EU region at the multinational financial services and communications giant Western Union, Fischer manages a team of 25 lawyers, legal professionals and regulatory compliance specialists providing legal support to the European Union region in support of Western Union’s payment and banking services. His current role encompasses a wide range of legal and regulatory matters across Western Union’s corporate offering, including anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance, corporate secretarial, customer litigation, and M&A transactions. Prior to joining Western Union 13 years ago, Fischer held in-house positions at IBM, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank and UNCITRAL. He initiated his legal career at Wolf Theiss in 1995. Particular areas of praise by peers include Fischer’s skills in due diligence, commercial transactions, innovation and risk management.