Christopher R. Wilson
Partner
Overview
Chris Wilson serves as a trusted advisor to clients across a broad range of industries. He regularly counsels publicly traded and privately held companies in connection with a variety of corporate and transactional matters.
Chris advises clients with respect to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments, corporate governance, operational matters, business structuring, securities offerings, and various types of commercial and financial arrangements.
Credentials
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law, 2008 (J.D.), with highest honors
- Oklahoma Baptist University, 2005 (B.B.A.), magna cum laude
- Represented a publicly traded company in a $171 million stock sale of a subsidiary to a private equity firm.
- Represented a publicly traded company in the sale of its contract drilling business to a strategic buyer for $120 million.
- Represented a publicly traded company in a $220 million stock purchase of a manufacturing company from a private equity firm.
- Represented a publicly traded company in connection with the sale of its 50% equity interest in a joint venture to a private equity firm for cash proceeds of $300 million.
- Represented a publicly traded company in the sale of a multistate natural gas gathering system to a strategic buyer.
- Represented a publicly traded company in the acquisition of a natural gas gathering system.
- Represented a privately held company in the sale of its fire suppression equipment service business to a private equity firm for consideration of $50 million.
- Represented a publicly traded company in connection with a $46 million stock purchase of a manufacturing company.
- Represented numerous clients in connection with obtaining private equity financing.
- Represented a private company in connection with a $620 million sale of upstream oil and gas properties to a public company.
- Represented a private equity-backed company in connection with a $175 million purchase of upstream oil and gas properties.
- Represented a private equity-backed company in connection with purchase of upstream oil and gas properties for consideration in excess of $150 million.
- Represented a client in connection with disposition of several motorcycle dealerships.
- Represented both sellers and purchasers in various carve-out transactions involving divisions and product lines.
- Represented a Fortune 500 company in connection with numerous internal restructurings of various operating companies.
- Chambers USA, Corporate/Commercial Law, 2022-2026
- Best Lawyers in America, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2023-2026
- Tulsa Lawyer of the Year, Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2025
- American Bar Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Tulsa County Bar Association