About
Christopher (Chris) West is Senior Legal Counsel for Qualcomm Ventures and the Corporate Legal M&A team. He previously worked as an associate in the corporate group at Latham & Watkins, focusing on M&A and venture financing. He holds a B.A. in History from UC Irvine and a J.D. from USC Gould School of Law.
Experience
- QualcommLegal Counsel, Seniorcurrent2025 — present
- QualcommLegal Counsel2021 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
- Latham & WatkinsAssociate2020 — 2021San Diego, California, United States
- DLA PiperAssociate2019 — 2020Greater San Diego Area
- Milbank LLPAssociate2016 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- USC Mediation ClinicVolunteer Mediator2015 — 2016
- Milbank LLPSummer Associate2015Los Angeles, CA
- American Civil Liberties Union of Southern CaliforniaLegal Intern2015Los Angeles, CA
- Cummings and Franck, P.C.Law Clerk2014Gardena, CA
- Routh Crabtree Olsen - RCOLegalParalegal2011 — 2013Santa Ana, CA
- Malcolm Cisneros, A Law CorporationAssistant Paralegal2011Irvine, CA
Skills & more
LawLegal IssuesCorporate GovernanceU.S. SEC FilingsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Capital MarketsVenture FinancingEmerging Growth Companies
Languages English
From Christopher's professional profile.
Colleagues at Qualcomm Ventures
Adam Schwenker
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Albert Wang
Senior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Anirvan Chowdhury
Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Boaz Peer
Managing Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm Ventures
Carlos Kokron
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Charles Curran
Investor at Qualcomm Ventures
David Koppe
Finance Manager at Qualcomm Ventures
Deepak Prasad
Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christopher West?
- Christopher (Chris) West is Senior Legal Counsel for Qualcomm Ventures and the Corporate Legal M&A team. He previously worked as an associate in the corporate group at Latham & Watkins, focusing on M&A and venture financing. He holds a B.A. in History from UC Irvine and a J.D. from USC Gould School of Law.
- Where does Christopher West work?
- Christopher West is Senior Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Ventures.
- Where did Christopher West go to school?
- Christopher West studied at USC Gould School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.)); UC Irvine (Bachelor's degree, History).
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