Chris Haunschild

Chris is an international tax attorney with thirty years of experience representing U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships and individuals in their mergers and acquisitions and global tax planning. He has advised clients in an array of industries on the implications of domestic and cross-border investments, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, financing transactions, securities offerings, and joint ventures with an aggregate value of more than $100 billion. Chris also helps emerging companies achieve liquidity by advising on various transactional alternatives – including strategic debt arrangements, private placements, IPOs, De-SPAC transactions, and reverse mergers – and works to identify the optimal solutions for each company.

He advises on the technical and strategic implications of complex transactions, so clients can achieve their business objectives in the most efficient manner. Chris focuses on identifying strategies that, while tax beneficial, have an appropriate risk profile and advance the company’s key business objectives. Although clients initially seek out Chris for technical advice and transactional leadership, he quickly becomes their trusted advisor on a broad range of legal and strategic subjects because clients know he believes in their vision and is committed to making it a reality. He distills complex concepts and overlapping considerations into clearly understandable inflection points, so his clients can make the right decisions for their companies. Chris is a passionate advocate on behalf of his clients and works to ensure they have the resources they need to succeed.

Chris has written and spoken extensively on tax strategies and transactional considerations.