Chris Haunschild

Chris Haunschild is a tax and mergers and acquisitions attorney who has spent the past 25 years advising clients on the technical and strategic implications of complex transactions, so they can achieve their business objectives in the most efficient manner. His vast experience includes having advised companies in an array of industries on the implications of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, financing transactions, securities offerings, and joint ventures with an aggregate value of more than $100 billion.

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.

Investment bankers and opposing counsel enjoy working with him because he is a friend of the deal who approaches everything with a spirit of collaboration while maintaining a relentless drive toward the shared objective. Even so, clients are invariably pleased that Chris is on their team because his good-natured leadership and seamless execution instill confidence that he has everything under control and is working to achieve extraordinary results on their behalf.

Chris is also a frequent writer and speaker on tax strategies and transactional considerations.

Chris is admitted in New York, California, and Floria, and his admission in Colorado is pending.

• Mergers and Acquisitions – Advised companies on transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $100 Billion; possess significant expertise in all aspects of M&A, such as due diligence, structuring, modeling, negotiations, and document drafting.
• Global Tax Planning – Possess significant expertise in domestic and cross-border outbound international tax issues; structure and implement various cross-border corporate, partnership and limited liability company transactions in the form of tax-free and taxable mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, spinoffs and joint ventures.
• Supply Chain and IP Management – Implement global supply chain, offshore IP, and principal company structures in the Americas, AsiaPac, and EMEA regions.
• Tax Controversy – Provide leadership and expertise in U.S. audits and significant local controversies around the world; exercise judgment in providing risk assessments of global tax