Chris Spillman

Tech-Centric Business Law Leader at Biztech Lawyers

Licensed in: Virginia, New York, Arizona, Illinois

About

I am Managing Director of **Biztech Lawyers**, a global business and technology law firm operating in New York, London, and Sydney. The firm serves a distinct market niche between expensive BigLaw firms and DIY legal services, offering sophisticated legal guidance at predictable flat fees while leveraging AI for efficiency gains. My practice centers on **international business and technology law**. I'm licensed to practice in New York, Illinois, Virginia, and Arizona, adding to my firm's multi-jurisdictional capability for complex cross-border matters. Biztech primarily serves **startups and scaleups** through various stages—from formation through major exits and public offerings. Recent matters include: Series A fundraising; business exit planning and negotiation; dispute management and litigation; drafting a bespoke robotics-as-a-service agreement; platform development agreement; university research collaboration agreement; and renewable energy client proposals. Core Service Areas *Corporate & Transactional*: I handle joint venture structuring and negotiation, venture capital transactions, M&A deals, SAFEs, convertible note structures, QSBS planning, and equity compensation arrangements. *Disputes and Litigation*: Cross-border plaintiff and defense counseling and advocacy, settlement negotiation *Intellectual Property*: Active trademark enforcement practice, licensing, franchise, IP strategy consulting. *Technology and other Strategic Contracts*: Drafting commercial agreements with modern AI use provisions, 'X'-aaS agreements (SaaS, RaaS, IaaS, etc), leases for tech clients, commercial partnerships, sales channel agreements *Private Funds and Litigation Finance*: Private funds; Sophisticated analysis of commercial litigation funding agreements and professional responsibility compliance *International Expansion*: Supporting clients entering new geographic markets and navigating a global business in a complex and ever-changing international environment

Practice Areas

Employment Law > Employee BenefitsInvestment Funds > Fund FormationLitigation & Disputes > Commercial LitTechnology Law > AI LawGeneral CorporateCommercial ContractsIntellectual Property

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Work

Associate
Kirkland & Ellis
Sep 2006 - Feb 2009

Education

University of Chicago Law School
JD • 2006
University of Virginia
BA with High Honors • 2003

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