Chris Borg

Chris is listed in The Legal 500 “Hall of Fame” for Commodities: Derivatives, in recognition of constant praise by clients for continued excellence; was named Star Lawyer in 2019 in the Acritas Star Lawyer database of stand-out lawyers nominated by clients’ senior in-house counsel for their exceptional client service; and is recognised in The Best Lawyers™ in the United Kingdom list. He is routinely rated as a leading individual in The Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and other directories.

Chambers UK (2022) “Chris Borg has a detailed knowledge of the subject and formidable analysis skills. He inspires trust and he cares about clients.” “He is enthusiastic, responsive and knows his stuff.”

Chambers UK (2021) “Chris stands out as the subject matter expert in this field. He has an unrivalled grasp of the regulations and experience in handling both contentious and non-contentious matters.” “Chris’s strengths are his analysis, breadth and depth of thinking, and client engagement.”

Chambers UK (2019) “His knowledge and skills are very impressive” and he is “very thorough and pragmatic.”

The Legal 500 UK (2019) describes Chris as “excellent” and as someone with “a deep knowledge of commodity derivatives and their regulation, and is truly an expert in his field.”

The Legal 500 UK (2017) describes Chris as an “excellent regulatory lawyer” and “someone upon whom clients can really rely – a very strong hand in the pack.”

Chambers UK (2017) describes Chris as a “very bright, tenacious lawyer who can be relied upon to quickly understand new and complex deals.”

The Legal 500 UK (2016) describes Chris as “always delivers good, strong advice.”

Chambers UK (2016) describes Chris as “phenomenal.”

Chambers UK (2016) “The commodities team at Reed Smith is the most dynamic in the City” and “the number-one firm in commodities.

The Legal 500 UK (2015) describes Chris as having a “depth of knowledge in the commodities regulatory space that is unrivalled by his peers.”

The Legal 500 UK (2015) Reed Smith’s commodity derivatives team is “highly responsive” with “a great understanding of the commercial environment, as well as thorough legal knowledge” and has “a wealth of practical and industry experience on the regulatory side.”

Chambers UK (2014) highlights his “great judgment and practical common sense”, describing him as “a good ‘preventative’ lawyer who spots issues in advance.”

His clients include banks, investment banks, derivatives traders and brokers, specialist commodity traders and brokers, energy majors and utilities, custodians and collateral managers, exchange-traded funds, funds and fund managers, software and market services providers, exchanges/MTFs, and trade associations. Earlier in his career, Chris spent a year on secondment at the then-Financial Services Authority.