Partner, Derivatives & Structured Products, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Chris is a member of our Capital Markets and Derivatives & Structured Products practices. He represents issuers and investment banks in equity and debt capital markets transactions and offerings of structured products, including synthetic exchangeable securities and other equity, commodity and currency linked products. He has extensive experience developing new financial products, including innovative offerings of units, warrants, exchange traded notes and proprietary indexes, for retail and institutional investors. He advises on SEC, FINRA and other regulatory and transactional matters related to structured products, such as SEC comment letters, compliance projects and the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act. 

According to Chambers USA, which ranks Chris in Band 1 in Structured Products, clients find Chris to be “responsive and innovative in thinking of solutions” and “excellent at presenting and discussing complex legal issues with experts and with those who are new to the subject area.”