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Chris Younger is a nationally an internationally recognized aviation and tax attorney providing advice and counsel supporting clients' acquisition, operation, and disposition of new  and used business aircraft and fractional aircraft interests.

Chris counsels clients regarding the negotiation, and review of aircraft co-ownership, management, leasing, financing, and charter operation structures, including related documentation, tax planning and aviation regulatory compliance. Chris was selected by Chambers and Partners in 2023 and 2024 for recognition as a member of the elite class of global aviation attorneys providing counsel to high net worth individuals in connection with the sale, acquisition, financing, registration, operation and charter of private aircraft.

Chris performs comprehensive and interdisciplinary analyses of federal income tax, federal excise tax, and state sales and use tax issues affecting HCH clients’ acquisitions, dispositions, ownership, and operations of business aircraft.

Chris also represents HCH clients in connection with federal and state tax audits, including review and appeal of tax assessments. He works closely with clients well before a tax audit begins to ensure that they are compliant with all requirements they must meet to fully support their positions relating both to tax deductions and tax payment obligations that emanate from business aviation activities.

Professional 

Experience

Member

HCH Legal, LLC

September 2023 - present

 

Senior Counsel

Crowell & Moring
February 2021 - September 2023

Principal
GKG Law, LLC

February 2011 - February 2021

 

General Counsel

iHire, LLC

May 2010 - February 2011

 

Member

Law Offices of Christopher B. Younger

June 2009 - February 2011

Associate

Ober Kaler

January 2008 - June 2009

State of Maryland

​Legislative Counsel, Department of Legislative Services, Maryland General Assembly

1998-1999

 

Judicial Clerk
Hon. Kathleen O’Ferrall Friedman, Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City, 1997-1998

 

Awards / Affiliations

Chambers & Partners, High Net Worth Guide, Global-wide Private Aircraft Attorneys, 2023, 2024


Board Member, Treasurer, Greater Washington Business Aviation Association, 2022 - present

Member, Tax Committee, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)

Education

New York University School of Law

LL.M., Taxation, 2003

Rutgers Law School

Juris Doctor, 1997
Honors Certificate in Taxation with distinction

 

HSB Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences

Bremen, 1991

Mount St. Mary's University

BA, International Studies, Political Science, German, 1990

Bar Memberships

Member, Maryland Bar

Member, D.C. Bar

Member, NY Bar

Member, NJ Bar

US Tax Court

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