Christian A. Salaman

Areas of Focus

Christian Salaman is recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S., Best Lawyers and San Diego Business Journal for his M&As, financings, technology, corporate and commercial work across industries.

Christian provides strategic advice to startup, emerging growth and established businesses. He has extensive buy- and sell-side M&A experience and counsels on dispositions, venture capital financings, public and private securities offerings, joint ventures, collaborations, technology licenses, corporate governance and operational matters. While Christian works with clients across a variety of industries, he is particularly well-known within the San Diego community of technology entrepreneurs and investors, earning him recognition by the San Diego Business Journal as a "Leader in Law" in 2021 and by Best Lawyers as San Diego’s M&A "Lawyer of the Year" for 2021, and within the national community of hospitality dealmakers, earning him recognition by Chambers USA in Leisure & Hospitality over many years.

• Advising various types of companies in their M&A exits and acquisitions, including SaaS, mobile, fintech, AI, healthtech, specialty finance, biotech, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and consumer product goods.
• Counseling startups on corporate, commercial and finance matters, especially angel and venture capital financings.
• Advising managers and owners on hotel management agreements and other strategic hospitality matters, including clients CoralTree and Eagle Four Partners.

• Best Lawyers, San Diego’s M&A "Lawyer of the Year" for 2021
• San Diego Business Journal,"Leader in Law" in 2021
• Recognized by Chambers USA, Leisure & Hospitality (2008 – 2016, 2020 – 2022) and The Legal 500 U.S., Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2011 – 2012, 2014 – 2016, 2018, 2022), Middle Market M&A (sub-$500 million) (2012 – 2013, 2019), and Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021 – 2023).

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