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Biography

Christopher D. Christian, a member of Dechert's Policy Committee and Deputy Chair for Strategic Growth, advises U.S. and European asset managers and investment funds and their boards of directors, including U.S. registered funds. Mr. Christian's practice has a significant international component. He advises offshore funds on compliance with U.S. regulatory requirements and routinely counsels retail and institutional funds on organization, registration, corporate governance, and global distribution issues. Mr. Christian is also the architect of Dechert's World Compass, an innovative marketing compliance subscription service that offers investment firms advice in more than 100 jurisdictions. Mr. Christian has been recognized as a leading lawyer for investment funds by Chambers USA. He has also been recognized in The Legal 500 (U.S.) in the area of investment funds. Mr. Christian is the former Chair of the International Bar Association's Investment Funds Committee. He has spent considerable time working in Dechert's London office and is a frequent conference speaker.