Biography
Chris represents buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. He also regularly furnishes outside general counsel services. Additionally, Chris advises clients on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, including corporate reorganizations and restructurings, commercial contracts, corporate governance, the formation and maintenance of business entities, and securities offerings.
Areas of Focus
+Business Organizations & Transactions
- Represented multi-national corporation in a comprehensive, multi-phase restructuring and reorganization of its US-based subsidiaries
- Represented multi-state restaurant franchisee in a secured refinancing transaction
- Represented operator of charter schools in construction and permanent financing transactions
- Represented joint municipal power agency in the development of an electric generation facility
+Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented buyer in the acquisition of a professional soccer franchise
- Represented buyer in a strategic asset purchase of a software developer
- Represented asset sellers in multiple strategic acquisitions of medical practices
- Represented seller in an acquisition of a continuing care retirement community owner/operator
- Represented seller in a strategic investment in a mortgage lending company
- Represented seller in an asset sale and equity rollover of a strategic communications agency
+Outside General Counsel Services
- Counseled software development company
- Counseled multi-state restaurant franchisee on various matters
- Counseled multi-state transportation and logistics solutions provider
Credentials
+EDUCATION
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2015
Harvard Graduate School of Education, M.A., 2011
Brown University, A.B., magna cum laude, 2007
+PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Charter Member of the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center Advisory Report
+NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch” (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law) 2024; (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law) 2024; (Corporate Law) 2024
Ranked among Super Lawyers magazine’s North Carolina “Rising Stars®” (Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate) 2018, 2021-2024
