Christopher N. Gorman
Associate
Corporate
Christopher N.
Gorman
Christopher N.
Gorman
Associate
Corporate
Chris counsels public and private clients on a wide variety of strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, carveouts and divestments, tender offers and strategic investments. He has represented buy-side, including multiple serial acquirers, and sell-side clients on more than $130 billion in M&A transactions, including more than a dozen billion-dollar plus deals. His clients cover a wide range of industries, including technology, fintech, life sciences and consumer products, and his cross-border M&A experience includes significant transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Chris also advises companies on transaction strategy and corporate governance matters, including shareholder engagement, takeover defense and fiduciary issues.
Chris received his J.D. from U.C. Davis School of Law and was elected Order of the Coif. Chris received his B.A. in politics, magna cum laude, from Whitman College.
- Figma’s proposed $20B sale to Adobe, which was the largest announced private-company sale at the time (transaction mutually abandoned by both parties)
- Symantec’s $10.7B sale of enterprise security assets to Broadcom
- Smartsheet’s $8.4B acquisition by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners
- BILL’s $2.5B acquisition of Divvy
- CallidusCloud’s $2.4B acquisition by SAP
- Fitbit’s $2.1B acquisition by Google
- Infoblox’s $1.6B acquisition by Vista Equity Partners
- Workday’s $1.55B acquisition of Adaptive Insights
- Cray’s $1.3B acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Nimble Storage’s $1.2B acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprises
- Figma’s proposed $20B sale to Adobe, which was the largest announced private-company sale at the time (transaction mutually abandoned by both parties)
- Symantec’s $10.7B sale of enterprise security assets to Broadcom
- Smartsheet’s $8.4B acquisition by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners
- BILL’s $2.5B acquisition of Divvy
- CallidusCloud’s $2.4B acquisition by SAP
- Fitbit’s $2.1B acquisition by Google
- Infoblox’s $1.6B acquisition by Vista Equity Partners
- Workday’s $1.55B acquisition of Adaptive Insights
- Cray’s $1.3B acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Nimble Storage’s $1.2B acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprises
- Shockwave Medical’s $13.1B acquisition by Johnson & Johnson
- Chinook Therapeutics’ $3.5B acquisition by Novartis AG
- Amunix’s $1.2B acquisition by Sanofi
- Castlight Health’s $370M combination with Vera Whole Health
- Shockwave Medical’s $13.1B acquisition by Johnson & Johnson
- Chinook Therapeutics’ $3.5B acquisition by Novartis AG
- Amunix’s $1.2B acquisition by Sanofi
- Castlight Health’s $370M combination with Vera Whole Health
- Clif Bar & Company’s $2.9B acquisition by Mondelez
- Diamond Foods’ $1.9B acquisition by Snyder’s-Lance
- Lululemon Athletica’s $500M acquisition of MIRROR
- Clif Bar & Company’s $2.9B acquisition by Mondelez
- Diamond Foods’ $1.9B acquisition by Snyder’s-Lance
- Lululemon Athletica’s $500M acquisition of MIRROR
