Christopher Wassman
- Seattle
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Christopher helps public companies navigate complex governance and securities matters and capital markets transactions.
As a trusted advisor, Christopher Wassman delivers actionable, business-minded guidance to companies in connection with complex and emerging SEC disclosure matters and reporting obligations, annual shareholder meetings, stock exchange listing compliance, and corporate governance issues.
Christopher regularly counsels issuers on securities offerings—including initial public offerings, underwritten equity and debt offerings, Rule 144A transactions, exchange offers, and private placements—as well as in connection with public company acquisitions. He represents privately held and publicly traded companies across industries—from late-stage private companies to emerging growth companies to Fortune 500 leaders—bringing a practical approach to complex transactions.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Executive Articles Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 2017
- The George Washington University, B.A., Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, 2014
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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New York
Related Employment
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 2017-2020
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Corporate Law, 2026
Impact
Professional Leadership
- The Society for Corporate Governance, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Advisory Committee Member
Professional Experience
Public Company Reporting and Governance
- Advise public companies regarding governance and Exchange Act reporting, including Costco Wholesale Corporation, Idaho Power Company, Itron, Lithia Motors, PACCAR, Porch Group, Remitly, and Weyerhaeuser Company
- Represent clients regarding shareholder proposals and no action requests before the SEC
Capital Markets
- Idaho Power Company in offerings of first mortgage bonds
- IDACORP in offerings of equity securities and its ATM program
- Itron in offerings of convertible notes
- PacifiCorp in offerings of first mortgage bonds and junior subordinated notes
- Pacira Biosciences in its offering of convertible notes
- PACCAR Financial Corp. in offerings under its medium-term notes program
- Gevo in registered direct offerings
- DeFi Development Corp. in its offering of 144A convertible notes and PIPE financings
- Underwriters in Fate Therapeutics offering of equity securities
- Zillow in offering of equity securities and convertible notes
- Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. in its initial public offering
- Cascadia Acquisition Corp. in its initial public offering
Public Company Acquisitions
- RadNet in its acquisition of iCAD
- Auth0 in connection with its acquisition by Okta
- Avalara in connection with its sale to Vista Equity Partners
- MariaDB plc in its business combination with Angel Pond Holdings
