Christopher Lewis > Capital Law Limited > Cardiff, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Capital Law Limited Offices
CAPITAL BUILDING
TYNDALL STREET
CARDIFF
CF10 4AZ
United Kingdom
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Christopher Lewis
Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Chris is a Principal Associate in the Banking and Finance team. He specialises in a range of debt finance work, including secured and unsecured, bilateral or syndicated lending both on a national, and international level.
Chris has a wealth of experience and contacts from previous roles in a top tier Banking & Finance team in Cardiff and in-house counsel at a leading financial services group.
He has particular experience in acquisition and leveraged finance, advising on non-standard lending transactions involving complex structures and security. He acts on behalf of either lenders (be they banks, private equity or other funds) or corporate borrowers.
Chris has extensive experience acting for lenders in respect of reviewing security and facility documents with a view to recovery. His experience covers a wide range of insolvency scenarios including appointing administrators and LPA receivers.
He was recently described as a ‘Rising Star’ in the Legal 500 rankings in relation to banking and finance.
Career
- Principal Associate, Capital Law Limited (Apr 2023 – present)
- Senior Associate, Capital Law Limited (May 2020 – Mar 2023)
- Associate, Capital Law Limited (May 2018 – April 2020)
- Solicitor, Capital Law Limited (Oct 2016 – 2018)
- Solicitor, Acuity Legal Limited (2015 – Oct 2016)
- In House Counsel, Target Group (Jun 2015 – Dec 2015)
- Paralegal (Banking & Finance), Eversheds LLP (2009 – 2015)
Languages
French
Memberships
The Law Society of England and Wales, SRA
Loan Market Association
Education
- Cardiff University: LPC (2008 – 2009)
- Swansea University: GDL Law (2007 – 2008)
- Swansea University: History, BA (2004 – 2007)
Lawyer Rankings
Wales > Finance > Banking and finance
(Rising stars)Well-versed at structuring finance transactions utilising debt throughout the capital structure, Capital Law Limited provides ‘commercially pragmatic and proactive’ advice to borrowers and lenders on corporate, project and property financing mandates. Corporate banking head Reshma Jogia has ‘excellent client management skills’, developed over many years’ experience advising on new money and restructuring transactions, including in the context of social housing and commercial property finance. Senior associate Christopher Lewis also has a strong transactional practice, including handling work for the firm’s growing private equity sponsor client base on the financing requirements for their investments. Recently promoted to legal director status at the firm, Huw Thomas is particularly well-versed at handling property finance mandates, while on the regulatory front, Rachel Hillier handles advisory work for traditional banks and insurers as well as fintech providers.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Public sector
- Real estate > Social housing