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Chris focuses primarily on serving as outside general counsel to emerging, growth-oriented companies and represents public and private companies in securities law compliance, corporate governance and business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, angel and venture capital financings, public and private securities offerings, strategic relationships, technology licensing and distribution, executive employment and equity-based compensation plans.
Clients served represent a variety of industries and have included The Inventure Group, Inc., fka Poore Brothers, Inc., iCrossing, Inc., Zaio Corporation, MedAire, Inc., InNexus Biotechnology, Inc., Lumension Security, Inc., fka PatchLink Corporation, ILX Resorts Incorporated, and Creative Business Resources, Inc.
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J.D., University of Kansas, 1993; The Kansas Law Review; Order of the Coif; Robert E. Edmonds Prize for Outstanding Achievement
B.S., Business Administration, University of Kansas, 1981 |
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Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2006-2007 |
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Missouri, 1993
Arizona, 1997 |
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State Bar of Arizona, Securities Regulation Section: Chair, 2005-2006; Vice Chair, 2004; Member since 1998
Invest Southwest Capital Conference: Co-Chair of Presenting Company Committee, 2006-2007
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Arizona Angels Investor Conference: Co-Chair of Investor Summit, 2005; Mentor Team Leader 2004
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Arizona Venture Capital Conference: Mentor Team Leader 2003, Member, 1997-2002
The Enterprise Network, Board Member, 2005-2006
Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division, Rules Committee Member, 1997-1998 |
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Securities Offering Reform and Accounting Issues for Smaller Public Companies, Arizona State Bar Convention, 2006
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Becoming an Angel: Its a Wonderful Life, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Arizona Angel Investment Conference, November 30, 2005
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Ethical Issues in Securities Representations; Attorney Liability, Arizona State Bar Convention, 2005
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Representing the Arizona Business, State Bar of Arizona CLE, October 24, 2003
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Business Law Contracts, Honeywell Notifier Annual Conferences, September 30, 2003
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Review of Recent Changes to Section 16 Rules, In-House Corporate Counsel Seminar, 1996 |
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