Christen Bartelt is an attorney with Waller Lansden and practices in the areas of securities law, private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate governance. Ms. Bartelt has conducted acquisitions for public companies and provided counsel in the sale of private company assets. She also has provided securities and corporate governance advice for public and private companies, and represented venture capital, private equity funds and start-up companies in debt and equity financings. Additionally, Ms. Bartelt provides fund formation advice and acts as investment counsel for institutional investors.
Before joining Waller Lansden, Ms. Bartelt served as CEO and acting in-house counsel for Cerulean Properties, LLC which developed resort and residential real estate properties in New Zealand. Ms. Bartelt's legal experience also includes practicing as a sole practitioner and as an associate with law firms in California and Maryland.
Clerkships and Previous Affiliations
· CEO and In-House Counsel, Cerulean Properties, LLC, San Francisco, Calif. and Auckland, New Zealand
· Law Offices of Christen Bartelt, San Francisco and Orange County, Calif.
· Associate, McCutchen, Doyle Brown & Enersen LLP, Palo Alto, Calif.
· Associate, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore
Professional Activities
· Member, California Bar Association
· Member, Committee on Partnerships and LLCs, California State Bar
· Member, Maryland State Bar Association
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, National Association of Public Pension Attorneys
Civic and Other Activities
· Member, Surfrider Foundation
· Member, Life Rolls On Foundation