Chris A. Pesch
Of Counsel
Corporate
Chris Pesch is Of Counsel in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Chris represents clients in securities matters and M&A transactions. He has represented issuers and underwriters in public securities officers and advises clients on SEC reporting and compliance requirements. He also represents clients in complex mergers, acquisitions, and public securities transactions.
He has led the IPO registration process for various technology and financial services firms, handled FINRA compliance and investigations for registered broker-dealers, and facilitated M&A deals ranging from tens of millions to over $1 billion.
Chris has previous experience at national law firms and as in-house counsel at insurance brokerage firms. Taking a progressive and forward-thinking approach, he guides senior leadership through transactions and corporate governance matters to help them achieve their business objectives.
Chris earned his J.D., cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law and his B.A. from Lake Forest College.
Additional Information
Education & Admissions
Education
- Seattle University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Lake Forest College, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Washington
- India (licensed foreign director)
Memberships
- Washington State Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bae Association
- Working Group for the Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study published by American Bar Association 2008-2020
- Model Tender Offer Drafting Committee, American Bar Association 2012-2014
- Catholic Legal Services, Board of Directors 2015-2020
- American Cancer Society, Community Advisory Board 2015-2017
- Catholic Charities, Spirit of St. Nicolas Ball Benefit Committee 2014-2016
- National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Past Trustee 1986-1988
Q&A
What’s your favorite book?
It’s a tie: “The Inheritors” by William Golding and “Dune” by Frank Herbert.What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?
You learn more by listening than by talking.If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
The South of France.
