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Christopher Converse

Partner

Christopher Converse

Partner

Chris Converse specializes in corporate governance matters and mergers and acquisitions, advising public and private companies, private equity firms and family offices. He serves as co-chair of the firm鈥檚聽Texas Corporate Governance Team聽and co-chair of the firm鈥檚 Private Equity practice.

As a result of his and his team鈥檚 intimate involvement in the drafting and passage of Texas Senate Bill 29 by the Texas legislature in 2025, Chris and his co-chair of the Texas Corporate Governance Team, Chris Babcock are considered the leading counselors to Fortune 500 companies when considering incorporating in Texas. 聽 Chris and his team have unique experience counseling public and private companies in the intricacies of Texas corporate law and its application to public and private companies and their boards and shareholders. 聽In concert with this experience, Chris鈥� team has crafted corporate governance documents tailored to public and private companies implementing the latest updates to Texas corporate law.

In addition, Chris has advised private equity firms and other public and private companies in hundreds of M&A transactions with an aggregate deal value exceeding US$10 billion. Chris manages mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, financings, and private offerings of debt and equity for companies throughout the United States.

Chris is known by clients as a pragmatic and responsive counselor in sophisticated, high value transactions. Working with a team of experienced lawyers, his work spans many industries, including consumer packaged goods, aerospace components, product distribution, energy logistic services, information technology services, health and nutrition products, and infrastructure services.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Attorney of the Year, Texas Lawyer, Texas Legal Awards (2026)
  • The Best Lawyers in America漏 in the fields of Corporate Law (2015-2024) and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (2023-2024)
  • Region鈥檚 most influential business leaders in North Texas, D CEO’s Dallas 500 (2022)
  • Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, Corporate Law: General (2015); Corporate Law: Mergers and Acquisitions (2017)
  • Chambers USA: America鈥檚 Leading Lawyers for Business (Tom Wicker ed., Chambers & Partners) in the practice area of Corporate/M&A (2016, 2018, 2021 – 2026)
  • 40 Under 40 Recognition Award, M&A Advisor (2014)
  • Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, as published in Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, Business/Corporate (2005, 2007-2009, 2013-2015)

Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas, Member
  • Dallas Bar Association, Securities Section, Member

Community Involvement

  • Former Board Member, Carter BloodCare
  • Member, Dallas Arboretum聽and former member of the Corporate Advisory Committee
  • Former Board Member and Secretary, Friends of the Trinity Strand Trail
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October 7, 2026 麻豆直播 Career Perspectives

Different Strengths, One Team: An Interview With Texas Attorneys of the Year Chris Converse and Chris Babcock

The firm鈥檚 collaborative culture was on full display when partners Chris Converse and Chris Babcock worked together on a 鈥渞are kind of legal achievement鈥� that required both strategic vision and deep technical analysis.
October 1, 2026 Honors and Awards

麻豆直播 Wins Law Firm of the Year, Two Partners Named Attorneys of the Year at 2026 Texas Legal Awards

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP聽is proud to announce that the firm won Law Firm of the Year and partners Chris Babcock and Chris Converse were named Attorneys of the Year聽at Law.com鈥檚聽2026 Texas Legal Awards.
September 14, 2026 In the News

Chris Babcock and Chris Converse Featured in Texas Lawyer as 'Architects of Y'all Street'

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP partners Chris Babcock and Chris Converse are profiled as finalists for Texas Attorney of the Year in the Texas Lawyer article, 鈥淭he Architects of Y'all Street Are Finalists for Texas Attorney of the Year.鈥�
August 4, 2026 Honors and Awards

麻豆直播 Shortlisted in Four Categories at Law.com鈥檚 Texas Legal Awards

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that the firm and three of its attorneys have been named finalists at the 2026 Texas Legal Awards.
June 12, 2026 In the News

Chris Babcock and Chris Converse on Wave of Companies Moving to Texas

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP partners Chrisopher Babcock and Chris Converse commented on the widening trend of companies reincorporating to Texas in the Houston Business Journal article, 鈥淭exas law changes could spark wave of corporate redomestication proposals."
June 4, 2026 Press Releases

麻豆直播 Achieves Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP is proud to once again be recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading law firms in the country in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America鈥檚 Leading Lawyers for Business.