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Christopher Hilditch, a partner and head of the firm’s London office, advises a wide range of institutional and entrepreneurial managers on structuring and establishing investment funds, especially hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, and other innovative products. On an ongoing basis, he advises promoters and managers on operational issues, including prime brokerage arrangements, investment transactions and relations with investors. He also advises on regulatory issues affecting funds and their managers, as well as on corporate, securities and partnership law issues.
Listed as a leading hedge fund lawyer in Chambers UK, The Legal 500 UK, PLC Cross-border Investment Funds Handbook, The International Who’s Who of Private Fund Lawyers and Who’s Who of Professionals, Chris is a frequent speaker on hedge fund and related topics and a regular contributor to a variety of industry publications. Articles include “Hedge Funds – A European Perspective” and “Hedge Fund Structure – Some Key Legal Considerations,” and speaking topics include “Regulatory Environment, Fund Stimulus, Planning for 2010,” “The Ongoing Challenges of a COO: Changing Regulatory Environment, Safety of Assets etc.,” “Current Issues for Hedge Funds” and “Liquidity Issues.” Chris is a member of the Law Society, the City of London Solicitors Company, the International Bar Association and the Sound Practices Committee of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), and has participated in a number of ad hoc industry committees. Chris is a graduate of Pembroke College, University of Oxford and the College of Law, Guildford.
Selected Publications
“AIFM Directive — Publication of Final Text,” SRZ Client Alert, 5 July 2011 (co-author)
“Bribery Act 2010: Publication of Revised Guidance and Confirmed Implementation Date,” SRZ Client Alert, 11 April 2011 (co-author)
“Bribery Act 2010 Update: Delay to Implementation,” SRZ Client Alert, 1 Feb. 2011 (co-author)
“FSA Remuneration Code Update: Final Rules and Application to Hedge Fund Managers,” SRZ Client Alert, 21 Dec. 2010 (co-author)
“FSA Makes Amendments to Telephone Taping Rules,” SRZ Client Alert, 22 Nov. 2010 (co-author)
“New FSA Policy on Prime Brokerage Client Assets,” SRZ Client Alert, 9 Nov. 2010 (co-author)
“FSA Remuneration Code Update: Delayed Publication of Final Rules on Remuneration,” SRZ Client Alert, 3 Nov. 2010 (co-author)
“FSA Remuneration Code, EU Guidelines on Remuneration Policies and Proportionality,” SRZ Client Alert, 21 Oct. 2010 (co-author)
“Proposed New Pan-European Rules on Short Selling,” SRZ Client Alert, 21 Oct. 2010 (co-author)
“Bribery Act 2010: Update — Guidance on Adequate Procedures,” SRZ Client Alert, 20 Oct. 2010 (co-author)
“Bribery Act 2010,” The Hedge Fund Journal, September 2010 (co-author)
“FSA Proposes to Extend Its Remuneration Code to UK-based Hedge Fund Managers,” SRZ Client Alert, 18 Aug. 2010
“UK Regulatory Regime,” SRZ Client Memorandum, 13 Aug. 2010
“FSA Asserts New Financial Stability Information-Gathering Powers,” SRZ Client Alert, 5 Aug. 2010
“FSA Recasts and Revises UK Rules on Short Selling,” SRZ Client Alert, 5 Aug. 2010
“Hedge Funds: Some Key Considerations,” SRZ Client Memorandum, 5 Mar. 2010
“Conflicts of Interest: UK” Investment Management: Law and Practice, January 2010 (co-author)
“Overview of Other Stock Exchanges,” ISI Capital Guide To Offshore Funds
“Hedge Funds – A European Perspective,” The Asset Growth Guide (co-author)
“The Move Onshore,” European Lawyer (co-author)
“US New Issues Rule,” Hedge Funds Review (co-author)
“Hedge Fund Structure – Some Key Considerations,” A Guide to European Hedge Funds (co-author)
“Hedge Funds – Some Key Legal Considerations,” European Union Banking & Finance News Network (co-author)
“Getting the Structure Right,” InvestHedge Special Report: How to Start a Fund of Hedge Funds (co-author)
“Getting the Structure Right for Managers and Investors,” ISI Capital Guide to Hedge Funds (co-author)
“Crossing the Pond,” European Fund Manager (co-author)
“Making it in Marketing,” Hedge Funds Review (co-author)
Various other articles and papers
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Selected Speaking Engagements
“Markets: The IFC Perspective,” Jersey Finance Annual London Funds Conference, London, April 2012
“Starting a Hedge Fund? All You Need to Know,” Bloomberg Seminar, London, March 2012
Moderator, “Regulatory & Compliance Insights,” “Remuneration and Succession Planning,” and “Institutional Investors and Operational Issues,” SRZ London Investment Management Hot Topics, February 2012
“Legal and Regulatory Update,” Goldman Sachs European Hedge Fund Leadership Conference, London, February 2012
“Regulatory and Compliance,” SRZ 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2012
Keynote Address and Opening Panel, The Lawyer Funds Summit, Genval, Belgium, November 2011
“Update on UK and US Insider Trading,” SRZ Webinar, November 2011
“Regulatory Landscape,” SEI Knowledge Partnership Annual FCO Forum for Alternative Managers, London, October 2011
“Dealing With the New Masters of the Universe: Consultants and Investors,” HFMWeek Operational Leaders Summit, West Sussex, September 2011
“The ‘Retailization’ of Alternative Strategies,” CounselWorks Business Trends Discussion, Montauk, June 2011
“US Regulatory Issues for Non-US Managers,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, April 2011
“Running a Multi-Jurisdictional Adviser,” SRZ 20th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2011
“Should I Stay or Should I Go? The AIFM Directive and Implications for the Domicile of Alternative Investment Funds and Managers,” Maples & Calder Client Event, London, December 2010
“Recent Developments of Hedge Fund Regulation from a Global Point of View,” ALFI European Alternative Investment Fund Conference, Luxembourg, November 2010
“Onshore/offshore,” KB Associates Client Seminar, London, November 2010
“Pan-European Short Selling Regime,” Citibank Client Conference Call, London, September 2010
“Legal Q&A,” HFMWeek Legal Summit, Sussex, UK, September 2010
“EU Directive,” Deutsche Bank's 2010 Hedge Fund Regulatory Summit, June 2010
“AIFMD: Where are we now?,” Citibank Client Conference Call, London, May 2010
“The EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive: What Now?,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, London, May 2010
“Accessing Complementary Distribution Channels for Alternative Investment Fund Managers Via UCITS,” Distribution of Alternative Funds Outside the United States, Carne Group/SRZ/Morgan Stanley Seminar, New York, March 2010
“Spotlight on Compliance: Key Issues for 2010,” SRZ 19th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2010
“Regulatory Environment, Fund Stimulus, Planning for 2010,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hedge Fund Leaders Conference, December 2009
“The Future of Offshore Funds,” Absolute Return Symposium, New York, November 2009
“Comparing U.S. and U.K. Regulatory," FINRA US Securities Regulation Course, London, October 2009
“Regulation by Disclosure or Substantive Requirement,” InvestoRegulation Hedge Fund Regulation, September 2009
Panelist, Dillion Eustace Financial Regulation, June 2009
Panelist, UBS Global Hedge Fund Conference Europe, June 2009
Panelist, “The Ongoing Challenges of a COO: Changing Regulatory Environment, Safety of Assets etc.,” Merrill Lynch Prime Brokerage 2009 Hedge Fund COO/CFO Conference, May 2009
Moderator, “Weathering the Storm: Current Issues for Hedge Funds,” IBA/NICSA 20th Annual Conference on Globalisation of Investment Funds, May 2009
“What Managers Need to Know About the New European Directive,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, May 2009
“Publicly-Offered Hedge Funds in Europe - New Possibilities for UCITS Products,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, March 2009
“Spotlight on Compliance: Key Issues for 2009,” SRZ 18th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2009
“Liquidity Issues,” Merrill Lynch Hedge Fund Discussion, November 2008
UBS COO/CFO Conference, October 2008
Chair, “Business Optimisation” strategy board session, GAIM International 2008 Conference, Monaco, June 2008
“Hedge Fund Standards Board – Practical Steps,” AIMA UK Hedge Fund Manager CEO Forum, June 2008
Maples Investment Fund Forum, Grand Cayman, February 2008
“Spotlight on Compliance: Key Issues for 2008,” SRZ 17th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2008
“Hot Issues,” AIMA Second Annual CFO/COO Forum, June 2007
New GAIM 2007, June 2007
“Side Pockets – When and Where Are They Appropriate?,“ EuroHedge Symposium, April 2007
SRZ 16th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2007
Moderator, “Current Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Funds Operating Internationally,” MFA 2nd Annual International Hedge Fund Symposium, October 2006
“Regulatory Update,” AIMA Seminar, October 2006
“Jersey - The European Alternative,” Jersey Finance and Jersey Funds Association Alternative Funds Debate, October 2006
“FSA and Side Letters,” 5th Annual Hedge Fund Seminar, October 2006
“The New Law on Sophisticated Investor Funds,” ALFI & AIMA Hedge Fund Conference, September 2006
“Off-Shore Hedge Funds,” SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, August 2006
“Examining The Latest Regulation Issues Affecting Product Development & Distribution: Where Do The New Opportunities & Challenges Lie?” GAIM, July 2006
“Transatlantic Planning Issues,” SRZ 15th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2006
Chair, “Seventh Annual European Hedge Fund Regulation Conference,” December 2005
“So You Thought Hedge Funds Were a Passing Fad?,” Jersey Funds Association, November 2005
“Current Issues in Hedge Funds,” SS&C Hedge Fund Symposium, November 2005
“Hedge Funds Coming to London—Structural Issues,” Citigroup Seminar, November 2005
“The Impact of the Changing Hedge Fund Regulatory Environment,” Superior Hedge Fund Administration, October 2005
“Hedge Funds in Private Equity Space,” SRZ International 4th Annual Hedge Funds Seminar, London, October 2005
Jersey Hedge Funds Debate, September 2005
“Hedge Fund Regulatory Developments and Issues for Dual Registrants,” MFA Inaugural London Hedge Fund Symposium, July 2005
“The Changing Possibilities of the Pan-European Fund,” GAIM, June 2005
SRZ 14th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2005
“Legal and Regulatory Developments in Europe—Benefit or Burden?,” European Hedge Fund Regulation, December 2004
“Regulations in the UK and US: Regulatory Roundtable,” Second Annual Italian Hedge Fund Investors’ Summit, September 2004
“Developments in Europe: Benefit or Burden?,” GAIM, June 2004
“European Hedge Funds: Current Legal Issues,” Hedge Funds for Pension Funds Amsterdam, April 2004
SRZ 13th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2004
“Assessing the Latest European Regulatory Developments Impacting upon Hedge Funds,” European Hedge Fund Regulation, December 2003
“Recent Regulatory Developments and Impact Industry Wide,” Eighth Annual Monaco Symposium on High-Performance Investing, October 2003
“Hedge Funds Regulations across Europe–UK,” Fourth Annual Pan-European Hedge Funds Summit, October 2003
“USA Developments,” Alternative Investments Seminar, October 2003
“The Legal and Regulatory Challenges of Locating Hedge Funds,” The Law and Regulation of Hedge Funds, July 2003
“Retaining Hedge Fund Talent,” GAIM, June 2003
“Cross Atlantic Practices in International Asset Management,” GCCA Seminar, April 2003
“Trends and Developments in the Regulatory Arena, a European Perspective,” The 4th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, February 2003
SRZ 12th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, January 2003
“The Phenomenal Growth in European Hedge Funds—the Need for Regulatory Vigilance—Necessary and Desirable?,” European Hedge Fund Regulation, December 2002
“Structuring and Operating a Fund of Funds—A Transatlantic Lawyers’ Perspective,” GAIM Fund of Funds Forum, November 2002
“The Legal and Regulatory Challenges of Locating Hedge Funds in Key Jurisdictions – Cayman Islands,” The Law and Regulation of Hedge Funds, May 2002
“Investigating Some Key Considerations in Establishing a Hedge Fund,” Hedge Fund Services Summit, March 2002
“Hedge Funds in the Cayman Islands,” The Law and Regulation of Hedge Funds—In the UK and Overseas, December 2001
“The Administration of Hedge Funds—A Legal Perspective,” European Hedge Funds 2nd Annual Conference, 2001
Numerous other conferences/seminars on subjects including hedge funds, money laundering, financial services regulation on the Internet and European Monetary Union
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Memberships
Financial Services Authority
Legal Experts Group
Law Society
City of London Solicitors Company
International Bar Association
Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
Sound Practices committee
Other Distinctions
Named as a Leading Hedge Fund Lawyer in:
Chambers UK
Legal 500
IFLR Best of the Best (Investment Funds)
The International Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyers
PLC Cross-border Investment Funds Handbook
PLC Which Lawyer?
Bar Admissions
Education
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College of Law, Common Professional Examination, Guildford
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Pembroke College, University of Oxford, M.A., honours
Prior Experience
Maples and Calder, 2000-02
Partner
Simmons & Simmons, London and Hong Kong, 1992-2000
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