Chris advises businesses on a host of corporate and regulatory matters. Chris brings an innovative and business-focused mindset to the legal needs of his clients. After law school, Chris spent his first seven years in-house at WealthForge, a financial technology company specializing in alternative investments.
Most recently, he served as their sole corporate counsel. During his tenure at WealthForge, Chris assisted with multiple rounds of financing, negotiated and managed all of their sales and vendor agreements, supported the HR department in various employment law matters, managed several regulatory examinations, successfully led multiple expansions of the broker-dealer’s business lines, and advised on the application of various state and federal securities laws to alternative securities offerings.
Chris is also a certified privacy professional with IAPP and has experience advising companies on the legal aspects of both privacy and cybersecurity. Chris obtained his law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, where he served as the executive editor of the University of Richmond’s Journal of Global Law and Business. He previously received his bachelor’s degree in History from Virginia Tech.
Chris and his wife, Liz, live in the Bryan Park neighborhood in the Northside of Richmond. When not working, Chris can be found cooking with his wife, enjoying an evening with friends, reading, or sailing his Cape Dory Typhoon Scout. Chris recently took up fly-fishing and hopes to be able to call that a hobby soon.
Chris advises businesses on a host of corporate and regulatory matters. Chris brings an innovative and business-focused mindset to the legal needs of his clients. After law school, Chris spent his first seven years in-house at WealthForge, a financial technology company specializing in alternative investments.
Most recently, he served as their sole corporate counsel. During his tenure at WealthForge, Chris assisted with multiple rounds of financing, negotiated and managed all of their sales and vendor agreements, supported the HR department in various employment law matters, managed several regulatory examinations, successfully led multiple expansions of the broker-dealer’s business lines, and advised on the application of various state and federal securities laws to alternative securities offerings.
Chris is also a certified privacy professional with IAPP and has experience advising companies on the legal aspects of both privacy and cybersecurity. Chris obtained his law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, where he served as the executive editor of the University of Richmond’s Journal of Global Law and Business. He previously received his bachelor’s degree in History from Virginia Tech.
Chris and his wife, Liz, live in the Bryan Park neighborhood in the Northside of Richmond. When not working, Chris can be found cooking with his wife, enjoying an evening with friends, reading, or sailing his Cape Dory Typhoon Scout. Chris recently took up fly-fishing and hopes to be able to call that a hobby soon.
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