Named as one of the UK’s "most daring, innovative and creative lawyers" by a leading legal publication.I am one of only two lawyers from a Scottish-headquartered firm to feature in The Lawyer magazine’s Hot 100 2020 – a list compiled after months of research into candidates’ client work and contribution to their firms and the profession.Rated as a “Leading Individual” in Legal 500 2022, I primarily advise family owned and owner managed businesses based throughout Scotland, including many with business interests in a number of other jurisdictions.Sectors in which I have been active and have a particular interest are marine economy, transport and healthcare.For a number of years, I have been involved with employee owned businesses and transitions for which The Legal 500 recognises he is “particularly knowledgable about the Scottish employee ownership market".I am the Lead Partner for our Highlands, Islands & Moray operation. I have in the past, participated in the Entrepreneurship course run by the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde, tutored at the Glasgow Graduate Law School in Company and Commercial Law on the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and lectured in Company Law at Inverness College. In addition, I have also held non-executive director appointments on the board of two Highland-based companies.I have previously been shortlisted as a "Rising Star" and "Corporate Lawyer of the Year" at the Law Awards of Scotland. The Legal 500 notes that "Harper Macleod stands out among its peers for its niche OMB and family-owned business expertise" and that clients are "very impressed by Chris Kerr's skills and hard work".