Chris Wheeler > Macdonald Henderson > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Macdonald Henderson
STANDARD BUILDINGS
94 HOPE STREET
GLASGOW
G2 6PH
United Kingdom

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Trainee Solicitor.

With a keen eye for business, Chris took particular interests in Corporate Law and Competition law in the latter stages of the LLB. In his fourth-year dissertation, he addressed the acquisition strategies of Big Tech firms and their effects on competition and innovation within their respective markets. Since studying the processes of mergers and acquisitions in great depth at university, and understanding the potential outcomes they can have, this is an area of corporate law Chris has gone on to pursue and assist clients with in his first year as a trainee.

 

Career

Chris graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2021 with a First Class Honours Degree in Law. He then completed the Diploma in Professional Legal practice at the University of Strathclyde, graduating in 2022.

Languages

Conversational Spanish

Memberships

Scottish Young Lawyers Association and Scottish Law Agents Society.

Education

First Class Honours Degree in Law and the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice from the University of Strathclyde.

Leisure

Outside of law, Chris is an avid sportsman, having represented Scotland internationally at table tennis for many years and winning numerous Scottish and British Championship titles. He is also a single figure handicap golfer and enjoys meeting new people on the course.