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Chris Macbeth
Trusted Partner
Chris Macbeth is a Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton based in Abu Dhabi, with a broad commercial practice spanning various business sectors and specializing in cross-border corporate and financial transactions, particularly multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions.
Chris has an extensive background in the legal field, having previously worked as an associate at Herbert Smith in London, where he also underwent his training. During his time at Herbert Smith, he had significant experiences on secondment at IBM in 2002 and at the Paris office of Herbert Smith in 2002/2003.
He holds a degree in law from the University of Cambridge (Magdalene College) and completed the Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Law School. Chris is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, with proficiency in French and Spanish, along with conversational skills in German.
His specialties include Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Venture Capital (VC), Funds, Corporate/Commercial matters, and Emerging Markets M&A.
