Christian R. Miller
Christian focuses his practice in the business transactional, commercial real estate and municipal arenas, which Christian believe are all intertwined providing a broad skill-set to base comprehensive representation. By tailoring his practice to focus on complementary areas of the law, Christian provides competent and confident representation in a wide variety of issues that could arise in any transactional deal. Christian’s practice is also built on the fundamentals of transparency, responsiveness, and integrity – which he provides to every client regardless of matter or size.
Christian’s business transactional practice specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and general corporate law matters. Christian assists clients through all phases of the M&A process, from planning and structuring, to negotiating and drafting, and through closing and post-closing matters. Christian prides his practice on the ability to offer all-encompassing services for the main street through mid-market business clients. Within the M&A spectrum, Christian also has extensive knowledge and experience with PA Liquor Law transactions, helping clients navigate the sale or purchase of an alcohol related (PLCB licensed) businesses, including restaurants, breweries, and distributors.
Christian’s commercial real estate practice includes negotiating and drafting purchase agreements, land use representation, raising capital for commercial developers and project investment, construction loan review and negotiation, and settlement/title services as a PA licensed title agent. Christian routinely represents developers of residential and commercial development, including new construction and renovations/retro-fits, from initial land acquisition through financing (via traditional lenders and private equity), entitlements, and closing.
Christian’s other main practice area is municipal and local government work. Christian represents both municipalities as well as individuals seeking relief or approvals before municipalities. This includes townships in their general governance as well as zoning hearing boards and planning commissions related to specific zoning and land development matters.
Christian grew up in York County, attending Dallastown High School and Dickinson College for undergraduate studies. After attending law school in Ohio, Christian returned home to go into practice with his father and uncle. Christian likes to spend his free time with his family, including wife Kasey, son Brady, daughter Emma and three dogs, often going for walks on his family’s farm. Christian’s other hobbies include running, golfing, pickleball, and anything active. Christian remains active with his college alumni organization as well as various other York-based charitable causes.
- Recent Representative Transactions
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M&A Transactions
- Represented sellers, as multi-equity-holder group, in $16 million equity sale of SAAS tech company.
- Represented new start-up in the medical supply industry with formation, distribution procurement, and capital raise.
- Represented sole equity holder in $20 million equity sale of SAAS tech company.
- Represented sellers, as multi-equity-holder group, in $18 million equity sale of manufacturer in government defense supply chain.
- Represented sellers, as multi-equity-holder group, in $8 million equity sale of lawn service company.
- Represented IT company in $4 million merger with IT Company as the surviving entity.
- Represented buyer group in asset purchase of daycare business, including new entity formation, SBA financing, and asset (business and real estate) acquisition.
Commercial Real Estate
- Represented developer in acquiring property in Joint Venture as tenants in common, raising capital through equity partners, and closing new construction loan on $47 million multi-family new construction project.
- Represented developer in simultaneous closing for property acquisition, equity acquisition through single LP partner, and construction loan issuance for $15 million multi-family renovation project (including settlement/title work).
- Represented developer in two phased industrial building acquisition and loan financing on $26 million mixed multi-family/commercial retro-fit project, including all entitlements and LERTA assistance (including settlement/title work).
- Represented developer in simultaneous closing for property acquisition, equity acquisition through single LP partner, and construction loan issuance for $32 million multi-family new construction project (including settlement/title work).
- Represented developer in $14 million sale of multi-family project in two phased equity sale, including assumption of $24 million construction loan.
- Represented developer in industrial building acquisition and construction loan financing (and cash out refinancing) on $18 million mixed multi-family and commercial retro-fit project (including settlement/title work).
- Represented developer in $34 million sale of multi-family project in equity sale.
- Represented developer in intermediary deal in which developer obtained equity and entitled property, and then sold property in simultaneous purchase-sale closing transaction worth $13 million.
Liquor Law/PLCB Transactions
- Represented buyer group in $1.2 million acquisition of distributor (D) license.
- Represented seller in the asset of sale of brewery restaurant including brewery (G) license sale.
- Represented developer in obtaining satellite location approval to operate brewery restaurant through management company under brewery (G) license.
- Represented seller in the asset of sale of bar-restaurant including sale of restaurant (R) license and real sale.
- Represented multiple different buyers in asset acquisitions of separate distributor (D) licenses (all different parties/different transactions).
- Bar Admissions
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania - Education
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- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, OH
J.D. – 2009 - Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
B.A. – 2005
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, OH
- Professional Associations and Memberships
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- American Bar Association – Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association – Member
- York County Bar Association – Member
- Phi Delta Theta Fraternity – PA Epsilon Chap. (Dickinson College)
- Raven’s Claw Men’s Honorary Society (Dickinson College)
- Recognitions
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Super Lawyers Pennsylvania Rising Star: 3 Consecutive Years – 2019-2022
Rated by Super Lawyers
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- Community Affiliations
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- Leadership York
- York County S.P.C.A. – Board of Directors
- Farm & Natural Lands Trust – Board of Directors
- Historic York, Inc. – Board of Directors (Past)
- Children’s Aid Society – Board of Directors (Past), President (Past)
- Areas of Practice