Christopher J. Douglass

Chris Douglass is an associate in Wildman Harrold's Business Transactions Department. He has significant experience representing private equity and mezzanine funds, including small business investment companies (SBICs), in making, managing and exiting investments in privately held companies. He also regularly counsels closely held companies and individuals on a wide array of contracting, financing, securities and governance issues. Chris has served on the firm's Associates Committee for three years and has conducted on-campus interviews for several years at the University of Iowa College of Law and the University of Michigan Law School on behalf of the firm's Recruiting Committee.

• Represented investment funds in structuring, negotiating and documenting more than 25 equity and mezzanine debt investments, including complex transactions involving multiple layers of debt and equity financing.
• Represented a Chicago-based, closely held company in a series of acquisitions to build a local enterprise into a national brand. 
• Routinely represents individuals and privately held companies in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, financing and refinancing arrangements, governance arrangements, and employment and consulting arrangements.
• Assisted numerous private equity and mezzanine funds in the SBIC licensing process and compliance with SBA regulations applicable to SBICs.
• Advised healthcare providers on compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).