Chris concentrates on complex business transactions with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and related general corporate counseling. He represents national, regional and local clients, on both buy and sell sides, in acquisitions and divestitures, including asset transactions, stock transactions, and cash and stock mergers.

He advises clients with respect to selection of entity, capitalization and other formation-related matters. He has led transactions ranging from a few million dollars to more than $1 billion in a variety of industries such as financial institutions, software and technology, transaction processing, food service, aerospace and defense, manufacturing and business services.

While earning his law degree from the University of Tennessee School of Law, Chris was on the moot court board. As an undergraduate, he was a Neyland Scholar and National Merit Scholar.