Business Lawyer Chris Laukenmann Joins Foley

LOS ANGELES (July 14, 2014) – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Chris Laukenmann has joined the firm’s Finance & Financial Institutions, Transactional & Securities, and Private Equity & Venture Capital Practices as a partner in the Los Angeles office.

For more than two decades, Laukenmann has advised Fortune 500, middle market and emerging growth companies on capital, investment, structure, governance, corporate strategy, treasury, risk management, reorganization and regulatory matters. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, private equity, venture capital, general corporate, restructuring and regulatory compliance across industries.

Earlier in his career, Laukenmann was assistant general counsel for Transamerica and its merger partner Aegon, where he was responsible for the company’s asset management division, including structured and financial derivative product development, financial institution regulation and day-to-day operational legal issues. Previously, Laukenmann served as vice president/legal of Great Western Bank and its successors, culminating in the WaMu banking consolidation, where he oversaw a broad range of banking, finance, real estate, brokerage, insurance, deposit and mortgage based transactional, regulatory, and risk management/compliance matters.

“Given his in-house legal and law firm experience, Chris offers clients a holistic perspective in developing smart business strategies that drive results,” said Richard W. Lasater, II, chair of Foley’s Business Law Department. “His deep knowledge and unique background will benefit our clients across a variety of industries.”

Laukenmann joins Foley from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s corporate and securities practice since early 2000.

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With approximately 900 attorneys in 20 offices, Foley & Lardner LLP provides award-winning business and legal insight to clients across the country and around the world. Our team-based approach, innovative technology, and focus on value and client service are continually recognized by our clients and the legal industry. Foley has been recognized in a survey* of Fortune 1000 corporate counsel as an elite BTI Client Service 30 for 11 years — one of only seven law firms to hold this distinction for more than 10 years. In addition, Foley received 26 national first-tier rankings on the 2014 U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” list and was named to the InformationWeek 500 list for seven of the past eight years for technological innovation that enhances business value. Learn more at Foley.com.

*2014 BTI Client Service A-Team survey, The BTI Consulting Group, Wellesley, MA