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Education

J.D. University of Southern California, 1983

B.S. Genetics, University of California, Davis, 1980

B.A. Psychology, University of California, Davis, 1980

Bar Admissions

California

Affiliations

State Bar of California, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections (former member, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Committee of the Business Law Section and its Limited Liability Company Subcommittee)

Sacramento County Bar Association, Business Law Section (former President of Business Law Section, 1993-94)

“Spirit of CEB” award recipient in 2007 honoring over ten years of service to the Continuing Education of the Bar of California (CEB)

Best Lawyers in America®, 2007

Capital Regional Family Business Center, Board of Directors

SARTA (Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance), Board of Directors

Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, Board of Directors

UC Davis InnovationAccess, Advisory Council

Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis, Dean's Advisory Council

Golden Gate University Executive MBA Program Instructor



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Christopher Chediak

Contact information:
Shareholder
chediak@weintraub.com
T: 916.558.6016
F: 916.446.1611
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Practice Areas

Chris is a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Intellectual Property groups. His practice focuses on public and private clients in a variety of industries including food and nutrition products, manufacturing, technology, and trade associations.

Chris routinely represents and counsels clients on a broad range of legal and business matters involving corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, stock issuances, board matters, fiduciary duties and licensing and distribution arrangements. His practice encompasses transactions for companies of all sizes ranging from growth companies to well capitalized publicly traded corporations (both for profit and non-profit), partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures throughout the United States and many other countries. In addition, he has served as the Vice President of Strategic Business Development, board member, and general counsel for a private company.

Chris is the author of numerous publications regarding business law matters, including: authoring two chapters of Forming and Operating Limited Liability Companies in California, and one chapter of Advising California Partnerships, California Education of the Bar (CEB); acting as a contributing author to California Transaction Forms, Business Entities, Limited Liability Partnerships Module, Bancroft Whitney, the Report on Legal Opinions Concerning California Partnerships by the Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Committee of the Business Section of the State Bar of California, and the Guide to Organizing and Advising California Limited Liability Companies, Business Law Section, State Bar. Chris was also a co-author of “Export Controls in the Biotechnology Industry,” Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, and “Current Techniques of Executive Compensation Business Law Reporter” and “A Primer on California’s New Limited Liability Law,” Parts I and II, Business Law Reporter.

Some of the recent transactions that Chris has led include:

  • Representation of public food and nutrition company with securities offering of approximately $20 million.
  • Represention of public food and nutrition company in acquistion of international production facility for approximately $14 million.
  • Representation of private investment fund with preferred stock investment of $2.75 million in distribution company.
  • Representation of owner of air conditioning product distribution company in $27 million stock purchase sale.
  • Representation of private investment fund with mezzanine investment of $3.35 million in agricultural products company.
  • Representation of public food and nutrition company in merger with public food manufacturing company, proxy statements and shareholder meetings (approximately $20 million).
  • Representation of venture-backed private telecommunications software company in several rounds of venture capital financing and acquisition transactions.
  • Representation of telecommunications company in $25+ million later stage venture capital funding.
  • Representation of venture capital-backed internet consumer software company in several multi-million dollar equity financing transactions and acquisitions.
  • Representation of software company in $5 million Series B preferred stock financing.
  • Representation of CEO of company in negotiations regarding severance agreements and stock options.
  • $150+ million debt financing for fruit and vegetable processor.
  • Representation of private business software company in $15 million sale of a business division.
  • Representation of venture capital-backed software company in Series B Preferred, Series C Preferred Stock financing transactions.
  • Represented publicly traded solar power company in going private transaction.
  • $21 million Series B Financing of software telecommunications company.
  • Represented private semi-conductor company in $22.6 million dollar sale to public company.
  • Represented selling shareholders in $11 million dollar share purchase.
  • Represented fuel cell technology company in $5 million dollar financing.
  • Represented biotechnology company in $18 million venture financing transaction.
  • $75 million dollar debt financing for manufacturing company.
  • Represented technology company in $25 million dollar acquisition of graphics company.
  • Representation of public food and nutrition company in $15 million dollar acquistion of international processing facility.