Chris Staples

Chris Staples is a corporate partner at Linklaters LLP, specializing in the Energy & Natural Resources Practice with a focus on commodities, energy, and environmental products and regulation since January 2005. Prior to this role, Chris was an associate at Allen & Overy, where responsibilities included M&A, renewable energy, and commercial contracts from September 2000 to December 2004. Chris began a legal career as a trainee solicitor at Simmons & Simmons from September 1998 to September 2000. Educationally, Chris holds a BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, completed between 1992 and 1995.