PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023
Christopher D. Graham
Locke Lord LLP
Providence office co-managing partner
PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION to many over the years has been rewarding for Christopher D. Graham.
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Graham, Locke Lord LLP’s Providence office co-managing partner, recently celebrated his 42nd year with the firm. He originally started with predecessor firm Edwards & Angell LLP, which merged with the international law firm Locke Lord in 2015. Now in his current leadership role, including serving as co-chair of the firm’s corporate and transactional department, Graham “has inspired growth and success within the Providence office … by guiding hundreds of attorneys to serve their clients at the highest levels,” said Jeff Jefferson, Graham’s co-office managing partner.
In recent years, Graham has spent much of his time counseling startup businesses. He has helped assist businesses in capital formation, representing emerging companies and private equity investors in different rounds of equity financing, as well as negotiating acquisitions, dispositions and management buyouts.
Graham recently led a team that represented Enhanced Energy Group Inc. in its sale to Caterpillar Inc. Operating as CarbonPoint Solutions, the U.S.-based carbon capture technology company provides cost-effective means of reducing carbon dioxide releases. Graham also represents Providence-based biotechnology company Nabsys 2.0 LLC and Empath Labs, formerly known as Sproutel, among other startups. Graham says he enjoys working with startups because it is equally challenging and rewarding.
“I can draw on a lot of experience based on what I have seen historically happen to similar entities … and I think I can really help clients figure out how to get from here to there,” he said. “It makes me feel that I’m helping in a meaningful way.”
Graham is also active in the community. He is a member of the Rhode Island Foundation’s long-term education planning committee and the R.I. Supreme Court unauthorized practice of law committee. Additionally, he is an adviser to Slater Technology Fund, a state-sponsored seed fund that invests in Rhode Island technology companies.
“I’ve met so many fascinating teammates, as well as clients and members of the community, by virtue of my being with this firm, so it’s really a very special place to me,” he said.
