Former Clifford Chance chief executive and London managing partner of Grimaldi Alliance Michael Bray speaks to Yingke London about his career highlights at the magic circle firm, the ethos behind Grimaldi Alliance, the changing global legal market for cross-border work, and how he finds Yingke's international strategy is closely aligned with Grimaldi's.

Michael Bray is a member of Advisory Committee and Chairman of Leadership Committee for the Grimaldi Alliance. Michael Bray has over 40 years of experience as a banking lawyer in London. During this period of time he has provided assistance for many of the world’s leading financial institutions, and has been mentioned regularly in legal directories as one of the world’s leading banking lawyers. He has contributed to developing many banking and financial products and possesses significant experience in all areas of bank transactions and capital markets, including leverage finance, project finance, structured finance, insolvency and restructuring procedures. Michael Bray also boasts many years of experience in providing assistance to national and international clients on Italy-related matters. He regularly provides assistance to Directors of Companies and, in the 2008 financial crisis, he frequently acted as a high-level strategic legal advisor on behalf of important financial institutions on issues ranging from major litigation disputes to financial regulatory reforms, and to the implications of the Eurozone crisis.