NEWS AND EVENTS
LEGAL SERVICES
Hawks Associates works with private clients, corporate and transactional representation for individual clients, businesses, and family institutions with complex national and international trust, trusted advisors, real estate, business needs, and private trust company work. Chris also serves as trustee for Wyoming domestic asset protection trusts and other trusts.
SERVING OUR CLIENTS WITH
INTEGRITY
SINCE 1995
INTEGRITY
CONSISTENCY
TRUST
COMPETENCY
EXPERIENCE
LEGAL SERVICES
Stats
Years of experience: 32
Real estate transactions closed: over 400
Number of clients served:
over 1,000
Chris has provided invaluable counsel and insights to me and my companies for over 20 years. He knows Wyoming law and Teton County inside and out, reads personalities well, and creates successful conclusions. Chris’s recall and work ethic are amazing. He is always available to his clients and can call upon a trove of relevant information from his business and personal experiences as a lifelong member of the Jackson Hole community.
Jay Kemmerer, Chairman, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corporation, 1992-2024.
During my 35+ year real estate career, Chris Hawks has provided expert legal counsel to many of my real estate clients. Chris Hawks’ expertise in real estate law has been instrumental in assisting my clients navigate the legal hurdles of their transactions, no matter how complex the issues. As a long-time member of the Jackson Hole community, Chris’ institutional knowledge of the county’s land development regulations and community history provide him with the insight and understanding to clearly advise his clients and guide them to the finish line. His take-charge approach, combined with his affable charm and capacity to “read a room” equip Chris with qualities that define him as a true professional and make him an indispensable asset in matters of real estate law. He knows how to get the job done and is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Tom Evans,
Jackson Hole Sotheby's International Realty
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Chris most recently served as lead counsel to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in the sale of the resort to a group of private investors. Following the sale, Chris will continue to serve as outside general counsel to the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT
Chris recently served as Wyoming counsel to Strategic Hotels in the sale of the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort Jackson Hole to a publicly traded company.
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL & RESORT JACKSON HOLE
Hawks & Associates LC is a premier law practice created by Christopher Hawks in 1995. Chris values his client relationships, which have and will continue to drive the direction of his practice. Through quality counsel and advocacy Chris works with private clients, corporate and transactional representation for individual clients, businesses and family institutions with complex national and international trust, trusted advisor, real estate, and business needs.
CHRISTOPHER HAWKS
Chris is a strategic thinker, who is very comfortable in a corporate board room or on a farm. He is accustomed to quickly responding to highly sensitive and difficult situations and providing risk management advice and strategic planning and strategies. Chris is highly regarded by his peers and clients whose engagements have taken him across the United States, Europe and Asia.
"The harder you work, the luckier you get."
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Chris recently served as Wyoming counsel to Canyon Equity in the sale of the Amangani Hotel to a private developer.
CANYON EQUITY
Chris was recently retained by the Sweetgrass Land Company to complete the community and governance documents for 4,800 unit mixed use development on 2,300 acres in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
SWEETGRASS LAND COMPANY
SERVING OUR CLIENTS WITH
INTEGRITY
SINCE 1995
Since approximately 1996, Christoper has represented Vail Resort's Wyoming Operations, which includes Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis and Grand Teton Lodge Company.
GRAND TETON LODGE COMPANY
