Christopher Bright (appointed in 2006) has practised as a solicitor in the City of London, specializing in competition and utility regulation, for over 20 years, he was a partner of Shearman & Sterling LLP until February 2006. Chris Bright is also a non-executive director of the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority, a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Accountancy Investigation and Discipline Board, and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of European & Comparative Law, University of Oxford. He is an accredited CEDR mediator.