Deepening derivatives capability with strategic partner hire

Christine joins the global law firm’s London office from Macfarlanes where she was a Senior Counsel advising private capital clients on derivatives, debt trading and structured products.

Christine works with credit funds, private equity funds, asset managers, hedge funds, financial institutions and high net‑worth individuals. She specialises in structuring bespoke, highly targeted solutions that draw on expertise across derivatives, repo, secondary debt trading and structured finance, tailored to clients’ commercial objectives.

Christine’s experience spans a wide range of complex transactions from currency sleeve hedging for credit funds, prime brokerage arrangements, and structured repo transactions for emerging market sovereigns, to interest rate hedging, loan syndication and back leverage using total return swaps and sub‑participations.

In addition, Christine has deep regulatory expertise advising on matters arising under EMIR, UK EMIR, SFTR and MiFID. She has also built a notable reputation advising on large scale regulatory and market dislocation projects for global banks, including IBOR transition and UMR implementation.

Christine has undertaken multiple secondments at global banks and has worked in London, Paris and Hong Kong. She has also enjoyed co-authoring a number of thought leadership pieces on currency sleeve hedging and asset specific financing solutions for credit funds.

Michaela Arter, Partner and European Head of Financial Services Sector, Eversheds Sutherland, said:

“We’re delighted to welcome Christine to Eversheds Sutherland. Her appointment is an important step in the continued development of our derivatives practice and reflects our focus on investing in areas where we see sustained client demand. Christine joins at a time of real momentum for the team, and her arrival strengthens our ability to grow the practice in a collaborative and integrated way across the firm.”

Richard Batchelor, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, said:

“Christine brings extensive experience across complex derivatives and structured finance matters, alongside a strong track record of building trusted client relationships. Her appointment strengthens our derivatives offering, and we’re very pleased to welcome her to the team.”

Christine Long, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, said:

“I’m thrilled to be joining the derivatives practice at Eversheds Sutherland at an exciting period of investment. The international platform presents an amazing opportunity for growth in a culture that feels genuinely collaborative. Derivatives span all markets, from fixed income to foreign exchange to commodities to equities and credit, across private capital, wholesale and retail. Eversheds Sutherland’s strength in all these areas offers unique potential and I am excited to be joining colleagues across the network in building a long-term practice.”

Christine’s appointment follows a swathe of strategic hires across the firm this year including, most recently, Partners Linn Mayhew, Ruth Hoy, Huw Cookson, Simon Borhan and Craig Looker.

Eversheds Sutherland (International) also announced it has made 25 partner promotions with effect from 1 May, 2026.