Christopher A. Delfino

Partner

621 Capitol Mall
18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Areas of Law:

Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Nonprofit Organizations, International Law

Admitted to Practice in:

California, Washington, D.C.

EXPERIENCE

Serve as general and corporate counsel to numerous for-profit and non-profit business entities advising on corporate governance, director and officer fiduciary duties, contracts, and regulatory compliance matters.

Serve as lead counsel for buyers and sellers in business transactions including mergers and entity acquisitions and purchase and sale of real property.

Negotiate and draft complex financing, joint venture and distribution agreements for U.S. and foreign companies.

Serve as counsel for various international companies with regards to their U.S. operations and investments.

Represent lenders and borrowers in negotiating and documenting bank financing facilities and venture capital financing.

Chair, Downey Brand LLP Corporate Securities and Tax Group (2006 to 2008).

MEMBERSHIPS

American Leadership Forum, Class XIV Mountain Valley Chapter, Member

Pacific McGeorge International Advisory Committee, Member

State Bar of California, Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section, Former Co-Chair and Member

Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Community Development, Vice Chair

Sacramento County Bar Association, Business and International Law Sections, Member

California Society of Association Executives, Associate Member

American Bar Association, Business and International Law Sections, Member

State Bar of California, Business and International Law Sections, Member

EDUCATION

George Washington University, School of Law, Washington, D.C. (LL.M., 1996)

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1993)

University of California, Davis (B.A., 1989)

PUBLICATIONS

Downey Brand LLP Business Law Alert, “Serving on a Nonprofit Board – Are you at risk for penalty taxes?” August 2001, Co-Author

Downey Brand LLP Business Law Alert, “Giving Away the Company: Employee Stock Options and Repricing Considerations,” January 2001, Co-Author

PRESENTATIONS

Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Southern California Chapter, “Serving on a Non-profit Board,” 2011, Speaker

Sacramento Bar Association, Tax Section, “Conflicts Issues for Business Lawyers,” 2011, Speaker

Spanish-American Chamber of Commerce/PromoMadrid Conference, "Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures in the United States," Madrid, Spain, 2008, Presenter

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of California, Davis School of Law, “Public International Law,” 2003, Guest Lecturer

The Learning Exchange, “How to Form a Nonprofit Organization,” 2002, 2003, and 2005, Speaker

Sacramento County Bar Association, Business Law Section, "Ethical and Practical Issues for Lawyers Serving on Nonprofit Boards," 2002, Speaker

California Society of Association Executives, "Association and Philanthropic Foundations," 2002, Speaker

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, “Public International Law,” 2001, Adjunct Faculty Member

Sacramento County Bar Association, Business Law Section, “Annual Legislative Update of California Business Law,” 2000 and 2001, Panelist

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team, 2000 and 2001, Faculty Advisor

The American University, School of International Service, Washington, D.C., Professional Lecturer in International Law

U.S. Embassy-Cairo, Egypt, “Agreements, Institutions and Functions of the World Trade Organization,” 1998, Lecturer

Kiev State University for Trade and Economics, Kiev, Ukraine, “U.S. and International Trade Law and Policy,” 1998, Lecturer

CHARITABLE

Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber Foundation, Member, Board of Directors

Sacramento Arts and Business Council, Business Volunteer for the Arts Program, 2005 Volunteer of the Year Award

Disabled Sports USA - Far West, Former Board Chair and Director

Leadership Sacramento, Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Graduate