Professional Experience

Christopher’s experience as a corporate employee, and later a transactional attorney within an AM Law 100 firm and a mid-sized Manhattan firm, provides him with an in-depth understanding of the legal and corporate issues facing the modern business. In addition, Christopher’s extensive training — covering both continental Europe and the United States — combined with practical, foreign-language capabilities ensures that he provides a truly global perspective. His areas of competency range from corporate governance to securities and M&A.

Education

• New York University School of Law, Juris Doctor
• University of California at Irvine, Bachelor of Science in Business Economics
  • magna cum laude
• Sciences Politique École de Droit, Semester Abroad

Bar Admissions

• State of New York 

Professional Affiliations

• New York City Bar Association
  • Member, Fashion Law Committee
• New York State Bar Association

Publications

• Christopher Cooksey et al., The Open Government Partnership Beyond the Nation State: The Case of the European Union (June 10, 2017). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2984219

Additional Languages

• French
• German

Areas of Concentration

• Corporate & Securities – Corporate Governance
• Corporate & Securities – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate & Securities – Securities
• Intellectual Property