Chrissy Metcalf is an award-winning corporate lawyer. She represents private equity sponsors in buyouts, new platform investments, add-on acquisitions, and growth financings, as well as in portfolio company corporate support and exit transactions. She is especially active in the middle-market and lower-middle market, with particular emphasis on the business services, industrial, healthcare, and consumer sectors.
She also advises private and public company clients on strategic acquisitions, capital-raising transactions, and general corporate issues, including corporate governance counseling and SEC reporting matters.
Chrissy was the inaugural managing partner of O’Melveny’s Dallas office, serving from its 2022 opening until March 2026.
She has been named a “Texas Rising Star” for Mergers & Acquisitions by Super Lawyers for eight consecutive years, and has been recognized for three consecutive years as one of the top M&A lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine.
Chrissy maintains an active pro bono practice supporting causes she is passionate about, including anti-racism initiatives, voting rights, legal aid for veterans, childhood education and health, and support for cancer survivors and their caregivers.
- Divi Scalp & Hair Health in its minority investment from Norwest, a leading venture capital and growth equity investment firm
- Dataprise, a Trinity Hunt Partners portfolio company, in its add-on acquisitions of 360IT Partners, AirNet, Hooks Systems, PEI, Phoenix IT, Reboot Networks, and RevelSec
- A lower-middle-market private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a public affairs and outreach firm, and in two subsequent add-on acquisitions
- A lower middle-market private equity sponsor in two add-on acquisitions for an aftermarket collision repair parts portfolio company
- A lower middle-market private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a precision parts manufacturer
- A financial sponsor in its acquisition of Kinty Jones Heating & Cooling, a provider of heating and cooling services
- A financial sponsor in its acquisition of a cross-border component manufacturer for the aftermarket racing industry
- A provider of remote check-in software for government users in its acquisition of a provider of communications solutions for public safety agencies
- American Home Protect, a provider of whole-home warranty policies, in its acquisition by Porch Group
- Ashford, an NYSE-listed provider of asset management and services to the hospitality industry, in its US$275 million acquisition of the Hotel Management Business of Remington Holdings
- Matador Resources Company in its US$75 million acquisition of the Lane Gathering and Processing System of Summit Midstream Partners
- Naturally Slim of Dallas in its acquisition by The Riverside Company
- A developer and manufacturer of prosthetic and orthotic products in the establishment of a nationwide network of prosthetic and orthotic clinics via multiple acquisitions
- A North American beverage company in its acquisition of the global rights to a non-alcoholic cocktail brand
- A North American beverage company in its acquisition of one of its regional distributors
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- New York
Education
- The University of Texas, J.D.: Texas International Law Journal; Texas Review on Entertainment and Sports Law
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., Accountancy with concentration in International Business: cum laude
Honors & Awards
- Texas Rising Star, Mergers & Acquisitions, Super Lawyers® (2016-2021)
- Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine (2020)
Professional Activities
Member
- Board of Directors, Cancer Support Community North Texas (2017-Present)
Speaker
- “Confidentiality and Arbitration Clauses: The Not So Basic Basics.” Women's In House Network (WIN) Virtual Networking and CLE Lunch (October 27, 2020)