Chris represents venture capital investors, private equity firms, and emerging and established companies in corporate finance matters, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, take-privates, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.

Chris is recognized as a top-tier advisor in the technology sector. Recent awards for his work and teams include recognition as Dealmakers of the Year by The American Lawyer and Most Innovative Lawyers in Science and Technology by Financial Times, among other Rising Star/Top 40 Under 40 honors by Venture Capital Journal, Daily Journal, and San Francisco Business Times.

Chris has significant experience advising on complex deals involving high-growth, venture-backed companies in the technology industry. He regularly advises on capital-raising transactions, investment fund transactions, buyouts, and divestitures for startups and private equity sponsors.

Before rejoining Morrison Foerster, Chris was a battle-tested dealmaker at a global investment firm, where he acted as lead negotiator on cross-border investment and M&A transactions. Leveraging that experience, Chris provides clients with creative, business-forward, and solutions-oriented advice.

Chris serves on the leadership committee of the ABA’s Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee and is a frequent author and speaker on investment- and M&A-related topics and trends. At NYU School of Law, Chris was a Lederman Fellow in Law & Economics and on the executive board of the NYU Journal of Law & Business. He majored in business economics as an undergraduate at University of California, Santa Barbara.