Chris counsels established and emerging companies on a wide range of matters, including software licensing, IT infrastructure, technology outsourcing, telecommunications, application development, mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate matters.  Chris joined CCS from JPMorgan Chase (formerly Washington Mutual), where he was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, IP and Technology Law Group.  Chris supported JPMC’s Global Technology Infrastructure Group on a wide variety of technology matters including the structuring and negotiation of software licensing, IT infrastructure, telecommunications, technology managed services and domestic and offshore outsourcing agreements.  

Prior to JPMC, Chris was Legal Counsel and Director of Corporate Development at Onvia, a web-based government-to-business transaction platform.  Chris joined Onvia in December 1999, where he helped close the company’s mezzanine financing round, lead the company through its $230M initial public offering on Nasdaq, and close several private and public company acquisitions.  Before joining Onvia, Chris was a lawyer in the corporate and securities practice group at the San Diego and Palo Alto offices of Gray Cary (now DLA Piper).

Education:
JD, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Law Review
BS, Indiana University

Member, California, District of Columbia and Washington State (pending) bars

Chris Bifone
(206) 852-9922
chris@ccs-seattle.com