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Christopher Monk

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Christopher is a senior associate in Taylor Wessing's Banking & Finance group. Specialising in real estate finance, he has a broad range of experience advising major UK and international banks, financial institutions, debt funds and borrowers across a wide variety of asset classes.

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Since 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 – 2021 Associate, Clifford Chance
2017 – 2019 Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance
2019 Admission as a solicitor, England & Wales
2017 Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
2014 Admission to bar, England & Wales
2013 M.A., Law, University of Cambridge

Career

Since 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 – 2021 Associate, Clifford Chance
2017 – 2019 Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance

Education

2019 Admission as a solicitor, England & Wales
2017 Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
2014 Admission to bar, England & Wales
2013 M.A., Law, University of Cambridge

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