Bio

Christopher Davies has more than 20 years' experience representing clients around the world in challenging circumstances. He has experience in complex civil, criminal and administrative matters, often involving crisis management. In just the past year, Mr. Davies has represented, among others: a global energy trading company in parallel DOJ and CFTC investigations concerning alleged corruption and market manipulation; Indian auditors in US regulatory inquiries; a UAE entity in investigations and litigation arising from the failure of the largest private equity firm in the Middle East; media entities sued in Florida for supposed violations of Helms-Burton; various non-US auditors in PCAOB inquiries concerning their regulatory filings; a Special Committee in an internal review of potential issues in their labor and employment practices; an Indian auditor in connection with potential client impropriety relating to accounting in the company’s Middle East operations; a Greek auditor in investigations and litigation concerning a fraud perpetrated by a Greek marine fuel company; an internal investigation concerning potential accounting errors at a UAE fuel storage company; a Special Committee in response to allegations of misconduct at a company facility; and PRC-based auditors in SEC investigations. Mr. Davies has extensive international experience and has represented non-US-based entities based in Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and South America in both US and non-US proceedings.