Christine K. Lane
Areas of Focus
Overview
Clients turn to Christine Lane for her strategic, practical, and straightforward business approach to navigating complex transactional tax matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, and reorganizations, as well as, transactions involving digital assets and cryptocurrency. She also advises developers, buyers, and sellers on the monetization of renewable energy tax credits, including structuring and implementing tax-efficient transfer arrangements and related transactions. As partner and chair of Crowell's Tax Group, Christine represents clients across a wide range of industry sectors, including health care and life sciences, insurance, technology, and manufacturing. Christine routinely represents Fortune 50 and 100 clients in their tax planning and M&A transactions. She also represents emerging companies, private equity funds, family offices, and tax-exempt organizations with their tax planning and transactional needs.
Career & Education
- Department of the Treasury
Attorney, IRS, Office of Chief Counsel, 2006–2011
- Department of the Treasury
- Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., with distinction, 2013
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2006
- University of Miami, B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2002
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Tax Court
Christine's Insights
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.22.26
May 22, 2026: A Crowell & Moring team represented Kanders & Company in a complex carveout transaction in which Kanders acquired the biosecurity business of publicly traded Ginkgo Bioworks. The resulting company, Perimeter Systems, has launched as the world’s first integrated biosecurity infrastructure platform, designed to transform biological signals into real-time intelligence and accelerate decisive response. At closing, Perimeter secured $60 million in growth capital, led by Kanders in partnership with SCS Financial, Goldcrest Capital, Four Cities Capital, and the Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund (SAIF).
Speaking Engagement | 04.16.26
"What to Expect When You’re Expecting Your First (or 100th) M&A Deal," Crowell & Moring Seminar, New York, NY
Speaking Engagement | 03.12.26
"Intersection of Tax and IP," Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar, Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
Press Coverage | 01.02.26
Recognition
- Legal 500 US: Tax, 2017–2020
Christine's Insights
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.22.26
May 22, 2026: A Crowell & Moring team represented Kanders & Company in a complex carveout transaction in which Kanders acquired the biosecurity business of publicly traded Ginkgo Bioworks. The resulting company, Perimeter Systems, has launched as the world’s first integrated biosecurity infrastructure platform, designed to transform biological signals into real-time intelligence and accelerate decisive response. At closing, Perimeter secured $60 million in growth capital, led by Kanders in partnership with SCS Financial, Goldcrest Capital, Four Cities Capital, and the Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund (SAIF).
Speaking Engagement | 04.16.26
"What to Expect When You’re Expecting Your First (or 100th) M&A Deal," Crowell & Moring Seminar, New York, NY
Speaking Engagement | 03.12.26
"Intersection of Tax and IP," Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar, Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
Press Coverage | 01.02.26
Insights
Speaking Engagement | 04.16.26
Speaking Engagement | 03.12.26
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09.26.23
The Journal of Federal Agency Action
"What to Expect When You’re Expecting Your First (or 100th) M&A Deal," Crowell & Moring Seminar, New York, NY
|04.16.26
"Intersection of Tax and IP," Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar, Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
|03.12.26
TEI's 2024 Credits and Incentives Seminar
|06.19.24
Christine's Insights
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.22.26
May 22, 2026: A Crowell & Moring team represented Kanders & Company in a complex carveout transaction in which Kanders acquired the biosecurity business of publicly traded Ginkgo Bioworks. The resulting company, Perimeter Systems, has launched as the world’s first integrated biosecurity infrastructure platform, designed to transform biological signals into real-time intelligence and accelerate decisive response. At closing, Perimeter secured $60 million in growth capital, led by Kanders in partnership with SCS Financial, Goldcrest Capital, Four Cities Capital, and the Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund (SAIF).
Speaking Engagement | 04.16.26
"What to Expect When You’re Expecting Your First (or 100th) M&A Deal," Crowell & Moring Seminar, New York, NY
Speaking Engagement | 03.12.26
"Intersection of Tax and IP," Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar, Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
Press Coverage | 01.02.26
