Christopher Lueking is in his 35th year of practice with Latham & Watkins. Mr. Lueking advises clients on corporate finance, securities, and public and private company representation, including initial public, secondary, high-yield bond, and private securities offerings. He also counsels public and private companies on securities, finance, and corporate governance matters.

Mr. Lueking’s practice includes representation of issuers and investment banks in public offerings of equity and high-yield debt as well as investors and issuers in venture capital transactions.

Mr. Lueking’s representations of issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions in recent years include:

  • Tritium DCFC Limited
  • CNH Industrial Capital
  • Harmony Biosciences, Inc.
  • Viking Cruises, Ltd.
  • Sprout Social, Inc.
  • VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Aon Corporation
  • Mayville Engineering Company
  • Tactile Medical
  • PetIQ, Inc.
  • Construction Partners Inc.
  • John Bean Technologies Corporation
  • Primo Water
  • OrthoPediatrics
  • Assembly Biosciences
  • NetSmart
  • Duluth Trading
  • Athersys
  • Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals
  • Textura Corporation
  • Orbitz, Inc.
  • Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • BioDelivery Sciences International
  • Pfenex, Inc.

Mr. Lueking has represented investment banking clients in public offering underwritings and high yield offerings during the past several years, including:

  • J.P. Morgan
  • Citigroup
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
  • Credit Suisse
  • William Blair & Company
  • Stifel Nicolaus Weisel
  • Robert W. Baird
  • Piper Sandler
  • Jefferies

His ongoing representation of public and private companies in corporate governance and securities matters includes work for:

  • Aon Corporation
  • Tritium
  • Harmony Biosciences
  • Shine Technologies
  • Castle Creek Biosciences
  • VistaGen Therapeutics
  • Cars.com
  • Libbey

Recent Speaking Engagements

  • Latham/PwC “Going Public and Being Public – Planning a Successful IPO” seminars – Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver and Salt Lake City
  • Stifel IPO seminar - New York

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 1987
  • BA, St. Olaf College, 1984