Christopher White Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Our motto is simple: we navigate the recruiting process effectively, the right way. In recruiting, people are front and center of everything we do. However, the recruiting path can be turbulent when seeking new opportunities or trying to find talent. While we embrace modern techniques, do it the right way. What does that mean? Leading with empathy, being responsive, and understanding individual needs. Pair it with years of experience recruiting in the legal industry and practicing law, and we believe we can effectively guide your legal search.

Greater Chicago Area

As a legal recruiter with Gunther Group, I placed numerous attorneys at firms and companies of varying sizes, from small five-person firms to large, Am Law 100 law firms with thousands of practicing attorneys. I assisted attorneys and clients across many different practice areas, including litigation, real estate, corporate/M&A, securities, labor and employment, tax, healthcare, trust and estates, environmental, and intellectual property.

Chicago, Illinois

I founded a company that provides educational and historical beer tasting and bar tours in Chicago. We grew to employ ten part-time employees, touring multiple times weekly with over 20,000 people since the company’s inception. I: - Researched and created three different tours and a beer tasting class located in different parts of Chicago from scratch that visit multiple venues and combine history, beer, and Chicago. - Handled a wide variety of duties, including developing and maintaining tour scripts and routes, marketing and sales, managing day-to-day operations, hiring, training, and managing tour guides, communicating with vendors and other third parties, technology, and customer service. - Certificate of Excellence award winner each year from 2011-2016 on TripAdvisor.com with a 98% approval rating, and hold a 5 star rating on Yelp.com, based on hundreds of satisfied customer reviews.

Greater Chicago Area

My practice focused on a diverse range of corporate and securities issues, such as corporate formation and counseling, securities offerings and compliance, and real estate finance transactions, for private companies.Representative matters included: - Represented a developer in the $321 million refinancing of a downtown Chicago Loop skyscraper. - Advised and counseled a national restaurant group on all aspects of obtaining liquor licenses in the City of Chicago, the Village of Arlington Heights, the City of Oakbrook Terrace, the Illinois Racing Board, and the State of Illinois Liquor Control Commission.- Assisted Issuer's securities counsel in various exempt securities offerings conducted under Regulation D and Regulation S and in compliance with USCIS EB-5 program.- Counseled various early stage and small-to-midsize companies in formation and contract issues.

My practice focused on a diverse range of corporate and securities issues, such as M&A, corporate formation and counseling, securities offerings and compliance, for both private and public companies.Representative matters included: - Provided support for corporate mergers and acquisitions for private and public companies, including due diligence, contract review and assignment, schedules and closing checklists. Representative matters include: the $500 million asset purchase of a producer of sanitation process equipment; the sale of a circuit board manufacturer; the purchase of a medical device manufacturer; and the purchase of a media publishing business.· Reviewed, drafted and negotiated a broad range of corporate agreements, including letters of intent, subscription agreements, private placement memoranda, operating agreements, purchase agreements and escrow agreements. · Advised clients on formation, organizational, and governance issues, including drafting initial and subsequent corporate documents. · Researched various corporate issues, including provisions in Illinois and Delaware corporate statutes and under the Uniform Commercial Code.· Provided support for securities transactions, including due diligence coordination and drafting ancillary documents. Representative transactions include $1.0 billion, $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion public debt offerings of Fortune 500 corporations.· Drafted documents related to federal and state securities laws, including Form 8-Ks, Section 13 filings and Section 16 filings.· Reviewed various securities filings regarding compliance with securities laws, including Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs, Form 8-Ks and proxy materials.· Researched and counseled companies on a variety of securities matters, including the Integration Doctrine under the 1933 Securities Act, reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and various state securities laws.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Cambell Moot Court Competition

Bachelor, Business Administration

Graduated with High Distinction