Professional Biography

Chris Hall Partner

  • Portland

    D +1.503.727.2048

    F +1.503.346.2048

    Portland

    1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor

    Portland, OR 97209-4128

    +1.503.727.2048

    CHall@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Chris Hall has over 25 years of extensive experience in public securities and mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, managing complex and strategically important transactions. His experience includes advising senior leadership and overseeing a wide range of transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, public and private capital markets offerings, and negotiated investments. Chris also represents private equity firms in fund formation and capital deployment.

Ranked by Chambers USA Nine Years in a Row

Corporate: Mergers & Acquisitions

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024
  • Listed in Chambers USA: "America’s Leading Lawyers" for Corporate: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2015 – 2023
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, 2013 – 2024
  • Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine as an "Oregon Super Lawyer," 2014 – 2023

Professional Leadership

  • Oregon State Bar:
    • Securities Law Section, Executive Committee, Former Member
    • Business Law Section, Legislative Committee, Co-Chair; Executive Committee, Former Member
  • Oregon Business and Industry, Fiscal Policy Committee, Former Member

Community Involvement

  • Ecotrust, Ongoing Pro Bono Projects
  • CARES Northwest Governing, Board Observer (until 2013)

Related Employment

  • Latham & Watkins, New York, NY, Associate, 1996 – 2000
  • NBD Bank, N.A., Detroit, MI, Senior Assistant Manager, 1990 – 1993

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Oregon
  • New York

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996, Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1995 - 1996
  • Wayne State University, M.B.A., Finance, 1993
  • Michigan State University, B.A., Finance, with honors, 1989