Christine is counsel in the Global Corporate Group and a member of the Emerging Technologies Group where she focuses her practice on transactional matters in intellectual property and technology. Christine has experience managing all IP- and technology-related aspects of corporate matters, such as mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and financings. She advises clients from a range of industries, including software and technology, consumer products, financial services, private equity, health care, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
WeWork Companies Inc. in its initial public offering and intellectual property structuring and licensing matters
Air Products in its $1.81 billion sale of its liquid natural gas business to Honeywell
International Flavors & Fragrances in the $2.9 billion sale of its pharma solutions business to Roquette Frères S.A.
Representative Experience
WeWork Companies Inc. in its initial public offering and intellectual property structuring and licensing matters
Air Products in its $1.81 billion sale of its liquid natural gas business to Honeywell
International Flavors & Fragrances in the $2.9 billion sale of its pharma solutions business to Roquette Frères S.A.
Wells Fargo & Company/Wells Fargo Bank in numerous transactions, including the sale of Wells Fargo Asset Management to Allspring Global Investment, which was formed by GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners (recognized as Deal of the Year (Large) at the 2022 Americas M&A Atlas Awards); the sale of its private student loan portfolio to a group of investors; and the sale of its Institutional Retirement & Trust business to Principal Financial Group
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in the $2.35 billion sale of its retirement plan business to Empower Retirement, LLC
Stryker Corp. in its $4 billion acquisition of Wright Medical Group
Achillion Pharmaceuticals in its $930 million sale to Alexion Pharmaceuticals
CerSci Therapeutics, Inc. in its acquisition by ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $53 million upfront and contingent payments of $887 million
JAB Holdings in numerous matters, including Keurig Green Mountain's merger with Dr Pepper Snapple Group to form Keurig Dr Pepper and related commercial agreements
LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd. in its $240 million acquisition of a 60% stake in Ghost Robotics Corporation
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. in its $8.3 billion acquisition by The Boeing Company, including the $439 million sale of assets to Airbus SE and the $95.2 million sale of assets to Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd
The Middleby Corporation in its acquisition of numerous private companies and in various arrangements for the licensing and development of commercial conventional and microwave oven technology and for commercial food preparation and preservation technology
Certain sovereign nations for advance purchase and supply rights to COVID-19 vaccines
Recognitions
Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch in America
Americas M&A Atlas Awards, Deal of the Year (Large) (Wells Fargo Asset Management transaction, 2022)
Credentials
Education
Education
- New York University School of Law, 2017, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, 2011, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York