Christopher D. "Chris" Jagel
Recognized since 2008
Pittsford, New York
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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“I enjoy identifying novel and practical solutions to clients’ real world issues and helping them to achieve their objectives in a cost-effective manner.”
Chris focuses on sophisticated commercial transactions, banking and commercial financing and general corporate law. He represents business clients and entrepreneurs at all stages of their business development, negotiating and documenting matters, complex organizational documents (e.g., sophisticated shareholder, operating partnership and joint venture agreements) pertaining to business purchases, startups, on-going business matters, contracts, transactions and sales of businesses. Chris negotiates and documents commercial loan transactions on behalf of financial institutions and borrowers. In addition of a focus on financing, capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions, Chris provides general corporate, strategic and practical advice to a number of clients who rely on him as a trusted advisor, confidential sounding board, and a source of valuable insight.
- 99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
- New York, State Bar of New York
- Community Technology Assessment Advisory Board - Member, Board of Trustees
- Monroe County Bar Association - past chair of Business Law Section
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (New York) - past president of Advisory Board
- Rochester Museum & Science Center - Member, Board of Directors
50 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
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- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Rochester, NY (2024)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Rochester, NY (2020)
- Corporate Governance Law, Rochester, NY (2019)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Banking
- Commercial
- General Corporate
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Leadership Rochester, 2004 Graduate
- Banking and Finance Law
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