Chrystan Carlton
A seasoned JD/MBA Attorney & Business consultant addressing IRS Tax matters, corporate structuring, contract drafting & negotiations.
Served as Acting General Counsel to select international start-ups, small businesses, and emerging social enterprise entities.
Worked eight years as General Counsel to Angolan international development company; drafted and negotiated contracts valued > $35M.
Tax Litigation & Negotiations; Business Entity Formation; Stakeholder Agreements; NonProfit 501(c)3 filings; Business Strategy, Planning & Consulting; Contract Drafting, Review, & Negotiation; Corporate Compliance, Governance & Oversight; Start-up Financing, Convertible Notes, Side Letters, Stock Offers; SAFE; SAFT; Commercial Transactions and International Commerce.
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Tax Litigation & Negotiations
- Business Entity Formation
- Stakeholder Agreements
- NonProfit 501(c)3 filings
- Business Strategy
- English: Spoken, Written
- State Bar of Illinois  # 6305191
- Member
- Current
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.
- Member
- Current
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Website
- Carlton Law, Ltd.