Chris Wilson > Goodwin > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Goodwin Offices
100 NORTHERN AVENUE
BOSTON MA 02210
MASSACHUSETTS
United States
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Chris Wilson
Position
Partner
Career
Chris Wilson is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity group. Chris serves as co-chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice, co-chair of the firm’s Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity, and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
Education
JD, University of Notre Dame (cum laude) 2008 / BA, University of Miami (with honors) 2004
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Healthcare > Service providers
Known for its strong focus on transactional issues, Goodwin routinely acts for emerging tech companies, and healthcare and life sciences investors. David Cappillo and Chris Wilson jointly head up the practice from Boston, while James Gatta leads from New York; Cappillo primarily assists tech and healthcare companies with M&A and growth equity issues, Wilson is a private equity expert, and Gatta focuses on both government and internal investigations. Miranda Hooker, John Jones and Allison DeLaurentis all joined the firm as part of a team from Troutman Pepper in early 2023, contributing their expertise in fraud and abuse and governance matters. Greg Demske frequently assists clients with their responses to government investigations and enforcement actions in Washington DC. Delphine O’Rourke left the practice in July 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism