Specialist Group Member: Litigation and alternative dispute resolution
Position: Partner
Profile: Chris has particular expertise in dealing with disputes arising from the sale and purchase of companies, in particular warranty claims and earn out provisions, and also with the interplay of a person's status as an employee, director and shareholder. Chris also deals with high value fraud cases and freezing injunctions. After a number of years as a Detective Senior Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police, Chris worked for 5 years at Johnson Stokes & Master (Hong Kong's largest law firm) where he was responsible for the conduct of a multi-jurisdictional shareholders' dispute (US$75 million) concerning a property development in Shanghai. In 2001 Chris moved back to England to join the firm.
"Chris Potts works tirelessly acting for clients…" (Legal 500, 2012)
Practice Area Company directors/shareholders; contract disputes; corporate fraud; injunctions – commercial; shareholder disputes
College / University : Southampton University, England
Date of Admission as Solicitor: August 1998
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Litigation & ADR
Securities Law
Commercial Law
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Litigation & ADR
Securities Law
Commercial Law
Language Skills
English
Language Skills
English
Specialty Groups
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Specialty Groups
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bio
Specialist Group Member: Litigation and alternative dispute resolution
Position: Partner
Profile: Chris has particular expertise in dealing with disputes arising from the sale and purchase of companies, in particular warranty claims and earn out provisions, and also with the interplay of a person's status as an employee, director and shareholder. Chris also deals with high value fraud cases and freezing injunctions. After a number of years as a Detective Senior Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police, Chris worked for 5 years at Johnson Stokes & Master (Hong Kong's largest law firm) where he was responsible for the conduct of a multi-jurisdictional shareholders' dispute (US$75 million) concerning a property development in Shanghai. In 2001 Chris moved back to England to join the firm.
