Athas, Christopher G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Chris Athas concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and securities matters. He has represented buyers, sellers, and their financial advisors in public and private acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures, and other strategic alliances. He has represented issuers and underwriters in public and private securities offerings and advises clients regarding general corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance, fiduciary and disclosure issues, and strategic planning. He also has represented insurgent stockholders and incumbent directors in successful proxy contests for corporate control. Chris has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, energy, computer systems, agriculture, transportation, telecommunications, aerospace, chemicals, entertainment, health care, pharmaceuticals, publishing, and consumer goods.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Chris was a corporate associate with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Chicago.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• M&A

Representative Cases

• Abbott Labs acquires Advanced Medical Optics for $2.8 billion , (2009)
• After School Matters retains Jones Day for pro bono services in labor & employment, intellectual property, and for transactions , (2009)
• AMX LLC acquires XN Technologies, Inc.
• Bridgestone acquires Bandag for $1 billion
• Cardno Limited acquires Emerging Markets Group
• D-Mol sells intellectual property assets to Accelrys , (2009)
• Duchossois Industries acquires Heath-Zenith business
• Duchossois Industries acquires Milestone AV Technologies
• HNI Corp. acquires Hickory Business Furniture
• JohnsonDiversey Holdings sells 46% interest to Clayton Dubilier & Rice as part of a $2.6 billion recapitalization , (2009)
• Lakeside Energy and InEnTec create new company to help build a sustainable future for the chemical industry , (2009)
• Network for Good, a nonprofit organization, receives assistance in negotiating an agreement with a major credit card company under which the nonprofit provides web and other services to the credit card company , (2009)
• Northwest Media sells King County Journal and other Seattle newspapers
• Rhodia acquires specialty surfactants manufacturer McIntyre Group , (2009)
• The Chamberlain Group acquires Digitech International
• The Chamberlain Group acquires International Electronics
• The Chamberlain Group acquires Preferred Technology
• Woodward Governor acquires MotoTron
• Woodward Governor acquires SEG Schaltanlagen-Elektronik-Gerate
• Woodward Governor sells Woodward HRT, Inc. Fuel and Pneumatics product line to TransDigm

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• Rice University
• U of Chicago

Address

77 West Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601-1692

Phones

1.312.269.4364 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.312.782.8585 (Business Fax)

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Websites

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