Christopher Davies
USA Guide 2024
Band 5 : Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
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About
Provided by Christopher Davies
Practice Areas
Christopher Davies has more than 20 years' experience representing clients around the world in challenging circumstances. He has experience in complex civil, criminal and administrative matters, often involving crisis management.
In just the past year, Mr. Davies has represented, among others: a global energy trading company in parallel DOJ and CFTC investigations concerning alleged corruption and market manipulation; Indian auditors in US regulatory inquiries; a UAE entity in investigations and litigation arising from the failure of the largest private equity firm in the Middle East; media entities sued in Florida for supposed violations of Helms-Burton; a Greek auditor in investigations and litigation concerning a fraud perpetrated by a Greek marine fuel company; an Israeli entity sued in a US class action; a US mass mailing co-op in a DOJ consumer fraud investigation; a London-based multinational in a US anticorruption investigation; and PRC-based auditors in SEC investigations.
Mr. Davies has extensive international experience and has represented non-US-based entities based in Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and South America in both US and non-US proceedings.
Learn more at: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/christopher-davies
Professional Memberships
Mr. Davies serves on the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors and is a member of the National Chamber Litigation Center's Securities Litigation Advisory Committee, which advises the organization on when to become involved as an amicus in securities litigation.
Personal
JD, Stanford Law School, 1996 with Distinction
BA, Wesleyan University, 1993
with High Honors
Beijing Normal University
1988-89
National Taiwan University, Inter-University Program for Chinese Studies, 1991-92
Chambers Review
USA
Christopher Davies specializes in handling large, multijurisdictional regulatory proceedings and investigations. He frequently acts for major accounting firms and public companies before the SEC, DOJ and foreign regulators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Christopher has the right touch, analysis and brains. He is exceptional."
"He is insightful, commercial and a brilliant litigation strategist."
"He is a very strong practitioner."
"Christopher has the right touch, analysis and brains. He is exceptional."
"He is insightful, commercial and a brilliant litigation strategist."
"He is a very strong practitioner."