Holland & Knight welcomes Chrystie Holmstrom as a partner in the Corporate – Mid South Practice Group in Nashville. Most recently, Ms. Holmstrom was chief legal officer at Alpine Summit Energy Partners Inc., a U.S.-based energy developer and financial company.
Ms. Holmstrom’s corporate practice focuses on sophisticated family offices, family businesses and startup businesses in addition to general corporate work. With two decades of corporate and family office experience, she has handled work in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, investment funds, corporate governance and compliance.
While at Alpine Summit, Ms. Holmstrom managed all securities offerings and financing transactions for the company, including a cross-border public listing/reverse takeover transaction on the TSX Venture Exchange and domestic listing on NASDAQ. Earlier in her career, Ms. Holmstrom was general counsel for Ziff Brothers Investments LLC, advising a private family investment company and its related family office.
“Chrystie will make an excellent addition to the team given her impressive background and significant network,” said David Clay, leader of Holland & Knight's Corporate – Mid South Practice Group. “She also has a distinct and broad skill set, which will allow us to expand the services we offer our family office clients not only in Nashville, but nationwide.”
“I am thrilled to join Holland & Knight,” said Ms. Holmstrom. “The firm’s size and geographic reach will help me capitalize on my connections and experience as I return to private practice. I’m also impressed by the supportive and collaborative culture at Holland & Knight, which is important to me as I start this new phase in my career.”
Ms. Holmstrom earned a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, an M.A. degree from Clare College, University of Cambridge and a B.A. degree from Yale College.