Chris Wood
Attorney at Law
California
CA
About
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Client Reviews
"Chris has been our outside counsel for nearly nine years. He's helped us in everything from negotiation and representing us in our convertible note transactions and initial capital raise (which was over 5 million), but has also negotiated and created all of our agreements from employment contracts to distribution and shareholder agreements. We trust Chris implicitly, and look forward to working with him for many more years."
"We hired Chris to handle an acquisition of a new site to help us expand our business. From the outset, Chris was responsive, diligent, and made what seemed like a complex process into something that was manageable and very understandable. Chris was also key in finding this during due diligence that ultimately convinced us not to proceed with buying the company. Chris saved us a lot of future headaches. I'd highly recommend."
Work History
Wykowski & Wood
Partner
Jan 2020 - Present
Managed our firm's corporate and transactions practice. In this role, I frequently structure companies and deals, and have worked on every aspect of a business from formation, through investments and exit phase. I have drafted many many entity governance documents including complex Shareholder Agreements and operating agreements, among others.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Adjunct Professor
Jan 2019 - Present
Currently and adjunct professor at UC Law SF (formerly UC Hastings). I teach a course on cannabis law, which covers major regulations, tax issues, and other business law related matters for the cannabis industry. The course is meant to prepare students for corporate work for the cannabis and industrial hemp industries.
Wykowski Law
Attorney
Dec 2012 - Dec 2019
Practiced in the firm's business transactions and tax departments. Worked on significant M&A deals both in due diligence, and in structure/drafting. Worked on numerous transactions including distribution deals, manufacturing agreements, IP licensing deals etc. I also represented many clients before the IRS and state taxing agencies in complex controversies and appeals.