Christopher Colson Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Member of the Executive Team with responsibility for managing, directing and overseeing corporate and board governance, business strategy, legal, and HR affairs of the company covering a full range of issues including strategic decisions, complex business transactions, M&A, significant litigation, risk and asset protection, public company matters, human resources, policies and procedures, compensation and benefits, payroll and corporate compliance, as well as providing business support and strategy to the company including management and direction of the company’s franchise business development plan and policies across all brands.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Member of the Executive Team with responsibility for overseeing the legal and HR affairs of the company covering a full range of issues including strategic decisions, complex business transactions, M&A, significant litigation, risk and asset protection, public company matters, corporate governance, human resources, policies and procedures, compensation and benefits, payroll and corporate compliance, as well as manage and direct the company’s franchise business development plan and policies across all brands.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Member of the Leadership Team with responsibility for overseeing the legal affairs of the company covering a full range of legal issues including strategic decisions, complex business transactions, M&A, significant litigation, public company matters, corporate governance and other corporate issues, as well as manage and direct the company’s franchise business development plan and policies across all brands.

Charter member of the Global Development Group and Associate General Counsel with responsibility for the overall strategy, development and execution of international/non-traditional franchise and joint-venture opportunities for Texas Roadhouse.

Legal director focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions (co-lead of over 35 franchise acquisitions), Securities and Public Company reporting (led oversight and legal review of periodic and annual SEC filings), Employment and Litigation Management, general Contract Negotiation, and other general corporate matters (including entity planning and formation). Implemented compliance program for company insider trading policies and internal and external reporting of all option or other equity exercises. Experienced in creation and implementation of company policies and follow-on compliance.

Member of the Business Corporate Department concentrating practice in the corporate transactions and securities areas with an emphasis on business organization, mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings, periodic securities reporting and venture capital investments.Lead associate serving as issuer counsel to $180M+ Initial Public Offering and $100M+ follow-on offering.

Tax Flex-Associate, Prepared state tax returns, quarterly estimates, annual reports, and other state correspondence.Legal Clerk, Assisted with the corporate re-organization of Yum concepts; drafted bylaws and restated articles of incorporation, and maintained corporate minutes.

Assisted in the audits of SEC reporting companies as well as several private companies in not for profit, manufacturing, and consumer lines of business.

Juris Doctor, Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Brandeis Honor Society (early admittance for top 5%), Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Brandeis Law Journal, Louis.

Bachelor Of Arts, Accounting, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: John Brown Scholar, Kentucky Society of CPA’s

Education record

Activities and Societies: Baseball