Chris Baugher

Chris Baugher


Alston & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2016

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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Chris Baugher advises on deals involving payment systems participants and the financial technology industry. In particular, Chris regularly represents payment processors, sophisticated merchants and financial institutions in the following matters:

Payment Processors

  • Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of operating companies, payment technology assets and credit card portfolios.
  • International expansion initiatives, joint ventures and strategic alliances in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

    Merchants

    • Co-branded credit card programs, private label card alliances, payment network agreements and card acceptance agreements.
    • Credit card data security matters and data breach response.

      Financial Institutions

      • Merchant services alliances, card processing arrangements and new payment technology M&A.
      • Payments regulatory matters.

        Chris is dual-qualified as a Georgia attorney and a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. He previously served as the dedicated on-site legal counsel in Dublin, Ireland, for a client that is one of the leading merchant acquirers in Europe. He has also spent a significant amount of time based in Brussels, Belgium, assisting clients in the financial technology industry with cross-border transactions and matters related to credit card network membership and compliance.

        He has been recognized as a member of “Georgia’s Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

Location
  • One Atlantic Center
    1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 4900
    Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Education
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Wake Forest University, BA, graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
  • United Kingdom, England
  • United Kingdom, Wales

Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, Georgia

244 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

152 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Finance Law

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