Chris Carlisle

I am a corporate finance lawyer and partner at Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, and a leader of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital groups. My clients include everything from pure startups, angel and venture backed companies, family and other closely held partnerships, through small cap publicly traded enterprises. My focus and passion is emerging companies where I can make a difference as a trusted advisor. I was born and raised in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a first rung suburb of Minneapolis. Together with my wife Stacy, we are raised our daughters Olivia and Emily and our dog sons Magic and Winston there. My first love is hanging with my girls and (dog) boys. I also enjoy running, cycling, reading, music and travel.