Lawyers in United States

Christopher Torres

Administrative Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Christopher Tourek

Associate

Pomerantz LLP

Christopher Trowbridge

Managing Partner

Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP

Christopher Tyson

Partner

Duane Morris LLP

Christopher Versfelt

Counsel

Goodwin

Christopher W Pate

Venable LLP

Christopher Walker

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

Christopher Wall

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Christopher Wells

Chris Wells has been a leading lawyer in the hedge fund industry for more than 30 years. During that time, he has assisted on hundreds of hedge fund launches, counselling and assisting hedge fund managers as they grew from often very modest beginnings to become some of the world’s largest and best known hedge funds. He advises fund managers and investors on all aspects of the hedge fund business, including fund structuring and formation, seed investments, asset manager M&A transactions, agreements among principals, employment and compensation issues, and regulatory and enforcement matters. Chris’s long and deep experience in the hedge fund industry gives him a unique ability to counsel clients dealing with some of the most challenging situations that fund managers can encounter, including complex fund restructurings, evolving hedge fund investment terms, hybrid and alternative fund structures, liquidity challenges and constraints, internal disputes, and complex enforcement matters.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Christopher Wilson

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Christopher Wilson

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Christopher Wolf

Senior Counsel

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Christopher Wu

Chris Wu is a transactional partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He has a diverse corporate practice that focuses on mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on private equity transactions. Chris also has extensive experience in representing issuers and investment banks in public and private securities offerings and counsels clients on matters of corporate governance, securities law and compliance.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Christopher Yates

Chris Yates, former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice, litigates precedent-setting cases across the US, with particular focus on monopolization and sports antitrust litigation. Chris leverages more than three decades experience at the forefront of antitrust law to guide household brands and world-leading sports and entertainment properties through nuanced and novel competition issues, including: Defending challenges to sports governing bodies and organizations Claims at the intersection of IP and antitrust Protecting distribution, pricing policies, and go-to-market strategies Industry group’s ability to set standards Allegations of aftermarket monopolization Successfully mitigating class actions He has a track record of success in federal trial courts across the country, including in California, New York, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Illinois, and Delaware, and has won appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and other courts of appeal. Chris regularly speaks on current antitrust litigation issues and is an active member of the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section. Chris maintains an active pro bono practice, including work on behalf of seniors — for which he and his team received the Justice Walker Pro Bono Award — as well as for veterans and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), an organization that focuses on unaccompanied and separated children’s rights in the US. Chris also served on the firm’s Associates Committee and Income Partner and Counsel Committee.

Latham & Watkins

Christopher Young

Partner

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Christopher Yu

Christopher Yu is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department. Christopher's practice focuses on equity derivatives and equity-linked products, including convertible notes and related derivative overlays, structured share repurchase transactions, hedging and monetization transactions, and margin loans and other equity-based financing transactions. Prior to joining Latham, Christopher practiced for a number of years in the financial products group of another major New York-based law firm.

Latham & Watkins

Christy Hull

A seasoned litigator with more than 25 years of practice, Christy is known for expert navigation of all aspects of litigation and settlement negotiations, bringing keen insights and strategic thinking to clients every day. Christy has served as lead counsel in high-asset cases and other high-profile matters that have attracted international attention and media coverage. Christy is a senior litigation partner who leads complex litigation matters with a focus on clients in the industrials, manufacturing, and media spaces. She is co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Industrials, Manufacturing & Products Litigation Team and has extensive experience tackling enterprise risks, including disputes involving claims of mass torts, negligence, breach of contract, fraud, business torts, property torts, defamation, and unfair and deceptive trade practice and consumer protection statutes.

Alston & Bird LLP

Christy Kuklinski

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

Christy Phanthavong

Counsel - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Christy Rivera

Norton Rose Fulbright

Chrys Carey

Chrys Carey | Morrison Foerster Chrys Carey is an of counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Morrison Foerster, where he represents clients in a wide variety of derivatives transactions and advises them on derivatives regulatory and compliance issues. Mr. Carey’s clients include investment companies, hedge funds, foreign and domestic banks, central banks, multilateral development banks and corporate end-users. He negotiates ISDA Master Agreements and other trading documents, including prime brokerage documents, clearing and execution agreements and related collateral arrangements. He also advises his clients on a broad array of derivatives regulatory issues arising under the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Mr. Carey also represents commercial banks, investment banks, investment companies, broker-dealers, hedge funds and asset managers in secondary market loan transactions, including transfers of claims and proceeds resulting from bankruptcies and other restructuring transactions.

Morrison Foerster

Chuck Burkhart

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

Chuck Cotter

Chuck Cotter | Morrison Foerster Chuck Cotter is a partner in the firm’s Emerging Company + Venture Capital practice group in Denver. Chuck advises venture and growth stage companies, helping them to successfully raise capital, negotiate key agreements, manage investor and board dynamics, and through exit. Chuck also regularly advises investment funds in placing capital into consumer products, agtech, and food tech companies. He excels as a practical, business-minded advisor. With sophisticated experience in the consumer products space, including food, beverage, personal care, beauty, and fashion, Chuck has represented such companies and funds in over 200 financing and M&A transactions.

Morrison Foerster

Chuck Gibbs

Chuck Gibbs focuses his practice on insolvency and restructuring. For nearly 40 years, he has been recognized as one of the country’s leading restructuring lawyers, being ranked by Chambers & Partners for over 20 years, including being ranked as Band 1 for more than a decade. Chuck has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2006, including being awarded “Lawyer of the Year” in 2019. He has been recognized as a “Leading Individual” by both The International Who’s Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers since 2008 and The Legal 500. Chuck has led public and private companies through challenging and complex financial restructurings. Throughout his career, Chuck has been on the cutting edge of novel restructuring issues ranging from Caribbean resorts to centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. Most recently, Chuck was tasked with leading the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc., the largest cryptocurrency exchange bankruptcy in history as of the date of filing. Chuck is frequently engaged in multijurisdictional and cross-border matters for debtors, secured creditors, official and ad hoc creditors’ committees, equity committees and asset buyers. His cross-border experience includes representing joint liquidators in Caribbean insolvency proceedings, including the largest individual fraud case in history. Chuck partners with non-money center secured lenders, particularly in the real estate space, leveraging his deep experience in handling hundreds of real estate loan workouts on behalf of lenders, both in and out of court.

McDermott Will & Schulte