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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
“UK Regulatory Regime,” SRZ Client Memorandum
“Hedge Funds: Regulation and Self-Regulation,” Legal Media Group Expert Guide
“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
“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 2009, 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 2009, September 2009
Panelist, Dillion Eustace Financial Regulation, June 2009
Panelist, UBS Global Hedge Fund Conference Europe 2009, 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, “7th 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,” 2nd 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,” 8th Annual Monaco Symposium on High-Performance Investing, October 2003
“Hedge Funds Regulations across Europe–UK,” 4th 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 03
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 conference/seminars on subjects including hedge funds, money laundering, financial services regulation on the Internet and European Monetary Union
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Memberships
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
The International Who's Who of Private Fund Lawyers
PLC Cross-border Investment Funds Handbook
Experts Guide to the World's Leading Mutual Fund Lawyers
Who's Who of Lawyers
Bar Admissions
Education
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College of Law, Guildford
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Pembroke College, Oxford University, M.A., Honours
Prior Experience
Maples and Calder, Partner, 2000-02
Simmons & Simmons, London and Hong Kong, 1992-2000
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