Christopher C. King

Of Counsel, Dr. iur., University of Hamburg J.D. UCLA Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, Attorney at Law (New York, California, Pennsylvania), Attorney at Law (Berlin), European Attorney at Law (Bern, Switzerland) Certified Financial Modeler (German Institute for Corporate Finance, Frankfurt a.M.) Certified Global Negotiator (ES-HSG) St. Gallen

Forty years’ experience in cross-border M&A as well as company law and antitrust law, including 15 years working as a freelance attorney for an international law firm and 25 years serving as the head of the Legal Department of a listed company. Author of the book “Die Bilanzgarantie im Unternehmenskauf” on balance sheet guarantees in business acquisitions.

About

Main Practice Areas:

  • M&A, securities and capital markets
  • Multi-jurisdictional transactions
  • Licensing and joint venture arrangements                                                        
  • Competition law issues, particularly with respect to distribution
  • Regular publications on developments in US law matters
  • Both negotiated M&A (private transactions) and takeovers of publicly-listed companies
  • All aspects of financing (bonds, private placements, syndicated loans, bilaterals, swaps, etc.)
  • Competition law (vertical and horizontal agreements, merger control)
  • Accounting and financial presentations / business valuations
  • Distribution and agency agreements, trading agreements
  • IP law, including technology transfer agreements

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Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Dutch

Experience

Career
Memberships
Education
Further Activities
  • 2022-2023: Hunter Douglas Holding BV M&A and Special Projects
  • 1997-2022: Vice President & General Counsel, Hunter Douglas N.V., Rotterdam and Luzern
  • 1985-1996: Associate and Partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, LA, Philadelphia, NYC
  • 1982-1985: Associate with Schwarz, Klink & Schreiber, New York
  • SRA Solicitors Regulation Authority
  • ABA American Bar Assoziation
  • NYCBA New York City Bar
  • The State Bar of California
  • DAJV Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung
  • DSJV Deutsch-Schweizerische Juristen-Vereinigung
  • Vereinigung Schweizerischer Unternehmensjuristen
  • UCLA University of California
  • New York State Office of Court Administration
  • RAK Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin
  • 2014   Certified Global Negotiator (ES-HSG) St. Gallen
  • 2012   Certified Financial Modeler (German Institute for Corporate           Finance, Frankfurt a.M.)  
  • 2010   Dr. iur. (University of Hamburg)
  • 1982   Juris Doctor (University of California)

Ruderclub Reuss (rowing club), See Club Zug (lake club), Zug-Zürich Peloton, Swiss Alpine Club, German Alpine Club

Contact

Bern

Effingerstrasse 1
Postfach
CH-3001 Bern


Tel. +41 58 200 35 00
Fax +41 58 200 35 11
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch
 

Contact

Christopher C. King


chris.king@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Kellerhals Carrard

Basel ∣ Bern ∣ Geneva ∣ Lausanne ∣ Lugano ∣ Sion ∣ Zurich


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