As head of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s international real estate practice, Chris Morris is the driving force behind a bullish practice that contributed some £50m to the firm’s overall turnover for 2005-06. In addition to managing a practice that is currently running riot in Germany, Morris has taken it upon himself to gain the affections of Land Securities, slowly but surely moving ever closer to adding a FTSE100 real estate developer to the list of the firm’s key clients.

In a firm that has been ruthless in its recent search for profit, Morris has kept a steady hand on the real estate tiller. His track record suggests he is steering it onwards to success.