Christine (Chris) Amrhein specializes in corporate law, complex commercial transactions, global business and legal strategy, and helping companies efficiently manage legal operations. She has over 30 years of legal and executive-level experience in multiple industries, including energy, healthcare software and technology, e-commerce, and global manufacturing.
Chris handles complex commercial transactions as well as general legal operations, healthcare and e-commerce processing agreements, strategic alliances, global supply, and intellectual property license agreements. She also has extensive experience counseling business colleagues on practical ways to address legal issues, launch new products and services globally, and implement training and compliance programs.
Previously, Chris served as General Counsel of Advanced Emissions Solutions (NASDAQ: ADES) and has held legal and business leadership roles at The Timken Company, First Data and TriZetto (now Cognizant). Her wide breadth of hands-on experience gives her in-depth knowledge of the wide range of commercial and legal issues that can impact a business and solutions to address them.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law (25+ years in-house, 9+ years private practice; multi-industry, multi-national expertise)
Global Business & Legal Strategy
Complex Commercial Transactions
Technology and IP Development, Transfer, Licensing and Deployment
Healthcare Industry Software, SAAS and Other Technology Solutions
Electronic Commerce, Payment and Mobile Solutions
International Manufacturing and Distribution
Sales and Purchase Agreements
Product Development and Intellectual Property Asset Management
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (Domestic and International)
Domestic and International Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
Governance, Risk Management, and Crisis Management
Legal and Compliance Training for Business People
Legal Operations and Efficiency
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Ohio – Inactive
Education
Executive Program, University of Virginia
– Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Juris Doctor, University of Pittsburgh
– Pitt Law Alumni Scholarship
– Honors, legal writing
Master of Arts, University of Exeter, England
– Rotary Scholarship
Bachelor of Arts, Allegheny College, Magna Cum Laude
– Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Affiliations
Senior Women’s Corporate Counsel
Honors & Awards
Winner – Denver Business Journal Top Women in Energy – 2016
Center for Creative Leadership: “Leadership at the Peak” – 2014
“Leader of the Pack” (2004) and “Guardian of Excellence” – 2005
First Data Corporation
“Transformation 2000” leadership team – The Timken Company
Speeches & Publications
Nailing Down a SaaS Service Contract, July 2020
The Top 5 SaaS Data Security and Privacy Compliance Risks, July 2020
The Ins and Outs of SaaS Platforms, July 2020
Continuing Legal Education Faculty Presenter
Presenter at Fortis Law Partners Lunch & Learn Series
“Cyber Planning – Phishing & Hacking & Data Breach “OH MY!” – 2017
“Operating and Shareholder Agreements – The Nuts & Bolts and How They Hold Things Together” – 2016
Patent Indemnification: Exemplary Clauses and the Realities of Enforcing Them – 2013
Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA – 2013
Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right – Negotiating Contracts Internally and Externally
Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Institute, Denver, CO
IP Budgeting for Middle Market Companies From “Getting Started” to “Continuous Improvement” – 2012
Anatomy of a Software as a Service Deal – 2011
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