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Christopher L. "Chris" Lucas

Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 800 San Francisco, California 94111
(415) 477-5743
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chris.lucas@troutman.com
Firm: Troutman Pepper
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Troutman Pepper


Years In Practice


Phone Number (415) 477-5743

Chris Lucas is a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Technology and Venture Lending practice in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Chris represents a wide range of institutional and non-institutional clients, working with them on commercial financing transactions, multiple currency loans, letters of credit and acquisition loans, factoring transactions, loan workouts and restructurings, bankruptcy, and creditor’s rights. Chris takes a results-focused, problem-solving, solutions-oriented approach to finance and restructuring matters focusing on both the legal side and business side of the transaction. Regardless of the industry, Chris applies a business-minded viewpoint to help his clients successfully achieve their goals in an efficient manner.

His practice has a particular focus on technology lending and venture debt financing, representing lenders as they secure multimillion-dollar lines of credit and term loans to early-stage, mid-stage, late-stage and public companies in the e-commerce, software, hardware, SaaS, HaaS, cybersecurity, fintech, constructech, agtech, edtech, pharmatech, cleantech, insurtech, healthcare and life sciences sectors.

Chris also has experience in asset-based lending, commercial lending, real estate lending, factoring and secured financings to government contractors, venture capital and private equity firms, franchisees, high net worth individuals, and healthcare providers. Further, Chris is adept at handling international transactions. His experience includes financing transactions in Israel, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Malaysia, and Europe.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Commercial Finance Law
Acquisitions
Asset-Based Lending
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Bankruptcy and Reorganization
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Finance
Debt Finance, Collection, and Settlement
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurial
Equipment Finance Law
Global Banking & Finance
Hardware
Intellectual Property
Lending
Letters of Credit
Life Sciences & Biotechnology Law
Loan Documentation
Medical Devices
Mezzanine Finance
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Restructurings
Secured Lending and Transactions
Software
Special Assets
Startups and Emerging Businesses
Structured Finance
Syndicate Transaction Lending
Technology Law
Uniform Commercial Code
Venture Capital Law
How is this lawyer compensated?
Hourly
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on an hourly fee.
Bar Admissions
California
District of Columbia
Virginia
Work Experience
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
2020 - Current
Troutman Sanders LLP
2004 - 2020
Education
Michigan State University, Juris Doctor; cum laude; Managing Editor, Michigan State Law Review
Graduated 2004
Virginia Military Institute, Economics and Business; graduated "with distinction"
Graduated 2000
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (415) 477-5743
chris.lucas@troutman.com
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94111
San Francisco, California 94111
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401 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, District of Columbia 20004
Washington, District of Columbia 20004
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