Christopher Bellavia is a partner in the firm’s Seattle office. He is a member of the corporate/M&A practice group.
Mr. Bellavia has over 20 years of unique experience as a corporate, securities, and M&A attorney and business executive working with companies at all stages of development in a variety of industries.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Bellavia was general counsel and corporate secretary at Bulletproof 360, Inc., a venture-backed consumer packaged goods and lifestyle-brand company. Previously, he served as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary at Fisher Communications, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed broadcast media, news, and entertainment company, and was a first vice president, assistant general counsel, and securities and M&A attorney at Washington Mutual, Inc., former NYSE-listed Fortune 100 financial services company. Mr. Bellavia began his career in private practice, working as a corporate, securities, and M&A lawyer for several national law firms.
