Cruickshank, Christopher Alexander

Christopher Alexander Cruickshank

Associate

He/Him/His

chris.cruickshank@lw.com
    Cruickshank, Christopher Alexander

    Christopher Alexander Cruickshank

    Associate

    chris.cruickshank@lw.com

    Profile

    Chris Cruickshank is an associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins.

    Chris represents private companies and private equity funds in a variety of complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, take-privates, carve-outs, and restructurings.

    He advises clients on a variety of transactions within the technology and fintech industries.

    Chris previously clerked for then-Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. of the Delaware Supreme Court.

    Experience

    Chris' experience includes representing:

    • Solvvy in its acquisition by Zoom Video Communications
    • Shift4 in its acquisition of The Giving Block
    • OpenSea in its acquisition of Dharma Labs
    • Symphony Technology Group in various transactions, including:
      • the sale of SPH Analytics to Press Ganey*
      • the sale of First Advantage to Silver Lake*
    • Francisco Partners in its acquisition with Evergreen Coast Capital of LogMeIn*
    • Vector Capital in various transactions, including:
      • its sale of Saba Software to Cornerstone OnDemand*
      • the acquisition of MarkLogic Corporation*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California

    Education

    • JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2018
      cum laude
    • BA, University of Victoria, 2015
      with distinction

    Practices

    Industries

    Recognition

    Badges and Logos_Law360_Fintech Group of the Year_2024
    February 20, 2025 Recognition

    Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

    Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.

    News & Insights

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    October 28, 2024 Our Work

    Latham Advises HPS Investment Partners on Investment in GardaWorld

    Multidisciplinary team represents HPS in connection with the investment in security company GardaWorld by a group led by GardaWorld CEO Stephan Crétier and minority investors HPS, Oak Hill Advisors, One Investment Management, and others, valuing GardaWorld at C$13.5 billion.
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