Christopher Leff provides commercial and tax law counsel to businesses, business owners, and nonprofit organizations. He assists clients in a broad range of matters, including business entity formation, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, mergers and acquisitions, sales of businesses, owner buyouts, dissolutions, business finance, deferred compensation agreements, software and technology licensing, and general commercial law.
In addition to representing a broad array of U.S.-based businesses, Chris provides U.S. legal counsel to a wide variety of businesses based in Canada and other countries. Chris assists foreign businesses with formation of U.S. subsidiaries, state business registration compliance, organization and dissolution of joint ventures with U.S. partners, purchases of U.S. businesses, advice regarding U.S. tax matters, and advice regarding U.S. contracts and terms. He also represents foreign lenders and borrowers in connection with commercial financing involving collateral located in the U.S.
Chris’s extensive experience and knowledge of tax law make him an invaluable team member in several practice areas at Paul Frank + Collins. He provides counsel on issues of federal and state taxation, including income, sales, employment, real estate and international tax issues. He advises captive insurance companies and insureds regarding structuring captive insurance arrangements to achieve optimal federal income tax results. He has prepared legal opinions regarding the federal income taxation of various captive insurance arrangements.- One Church Street
P.O. Box 1307
Burlington, VT 05402-1307
- English
- University of Minnesota, J.D., graduated 2002
- Vermont, 2002
- American Bar Association - Member
- Chittenden County Bar Association - Member
- Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Champlain Alumni
- University of Vermont Lane Series - Board Member
- Vermont Bar Association - Member
10 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
- Tax Law, Burlington (2024)
- Tax Law, Burlington (2021)
- Tax Law
- Super Lawyers, New England Rising Star, 2008-2012
- Best Lawyers
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