Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Technology, Commercial and Government Affairs

Senior Counsel - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Chris Hazlitt is Partner in Charge of BCLP’s Boulder office, and focuses his practice as outside corporate counsel to companies. He provides guidance to companies, board committees, and investors in connection with structuring and negotiating transactions, risk management, governance and dispute resolution. Chris also helps executives with employment, investment, severance, and non-compete matters.

He regularly counsels enterprises ranging from emerging and start-up ventures to middle market enterprises in various corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, and dispositions of businesses, operating units, and assets.

Chris frequently advises clients on capital formation strategy, private placements of debt and equity securities, strategic partnerships and joint ventures. He leverages the experience of fellow BCLP attorneys to represent companies in other key areas affecting business operations.

His broad-based business practice spans a variety of industries, including software and technology, manufacturing, business services, and consumer products and services.  He has successfully handled dozens of private and public merger and acquisition deals and securities financings for public and privately held businesses.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS The Community Foundation Serving Boulder, Board Chair Boulder Economic Council; Member, Board Chair 2007-2008 University of Colorado President's Leadership Class, Selection Committee University of Colorado Flagship 2030 Strategic Plan, Steering Committee Boulder Chamber of Commerce, Past Board Member Esprit Entrepreneur; Past Event Chair Outdoor Industry Association, Member Boulder Presidents' Seminar, Co-Founder Boulder B-cycle, Board Chair Boulder Valley Rotary, President