Christopher Sheaffer

Practice Areas

Christopher D. Sheaffer is a partner in the Private Equity and M&A practices of Paul Hastings and is Chair of the Chicago Corporate Department. Mr. Sheaffer’s practice is focused on representing private equity firms in leveraged buyouts, minority investments, add-on acquisitions, divestitures and recapitalizations. Mr. Sheaffer also regularly represents public companies, closely held businesses, entrepreneurs and senior management teams in connection with mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. In addition, he provides general corporate counseling, advising on commercial contracts, executive employment arrangements, equity incentive plans, corporate governance and other general transactional matters.