Bio

Christopher Auguste counsels and represents clients in the private placement or public offering of debt and equity securities. Chris represents underwriters and issuers in initial and secondary public offerings, private investment funds in their investment in public and private companies, and investment banks in structuring PIPEs, SPACs, shelf offerings and equity line transactions. He counsels private investment funds and funds of funds in connection with their structure and formation, and provides advice and analysis regarding their portfolio investments. He also represents financial institutions and issuers in structured financings. Among his recent notable work, Chris served as U.S. securities counsel for an Israeli issuer in connection with a $200 million Rule 144A private offering of convertible senior notes. He also advised several sponsors in the formation of U.S. and Cayman Island long-short hedge funds and private equity funds. In addition, Chris advised a SPAC in completing its business combination with a pharmaceuticals company. Chris is the president of the board of Goddard Riverside Community Center, which provides housing for senior citizens and the homeless, education centers for children, and college access and counseling for New York City high school students, among other services. He is the president and an alumnus of the Wadleigh Scholars Program, which helps talented eighth graders gain admission to boarding school. He also currently serves on the board of Uncommon Schools, a charter school system with elementary, middle and high schools in Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, Rochester and Troy. Chris is a trustee on the board of Phillips Academy and is the chair of the firm's Diversity Committee and co-chair of the firm's Pro Bono Committee.