Meet Chris
Chris Cahlamer is the team leader of the firm’s Investment Management practice, where he practices in investment management and securities law, focusing on investment companies, investment advisers, regulatory examinations, new product development, SEC compliance and reporting obligations, CCO support, investment company reorganizations, investment adviser mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and board fiduciary issues.
Chris earned his law degree, summa cum laude, at Marquette University Law School. While there, he received the Corporate Practice Institute Award and served as senior articles editor on the Marquette Law Review. He completed his undergraduate education at St. Norbert College, graduating as a member of the honors program and earning his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in international economics and political science.
Chris is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Bar Association.
Education
Juris Doctor, Marquette University Law School, 2003, summa cum laude, Corporate Practice Institute Award
Bachelor's Degree, St. Norbert College, summa cum laude, International Economics - Political Science
Activities
American Lung Association
- Upper Midwest Regional Board Member (2018 – Present)
- Wisconsin Leadership Board Member (2012 – Present; Chairman, July 2016 – July 2019; Vice Chairman, July 2015 – June 2016; Secretary, July 2014 – June 2015)
- Fight for Air Climb Committee Member (2012 – Present; Fight for Air Climb Co-Chair 2013 – 2015)
Honors
Recognized as a Wisconsin Rising Star (2016 - 2018)
Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law, 2024)
Admitted To Practice
WisconsinProfessional Associations
American Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin
Representation of funds and investment advisers in connection with SEC registration, periodic reporting obligations, ongoing compliance and regulatory examinations
Advising fund boards regarding governance and compliance matters
Counseling clients in connection with routine and non-routine SEC examinations
Advising clients regarding entity formation issues, including investment company and investment adviser registration
Formation and representation of an ETF multi-series trust
Formation and representation of a closed-end interval fund
Advising clients regarding investment adviser mergers and acquistions and reorganizations of investment companies
Advising an investment adviser transitioning to a family office structure