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Christopher Lai

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · FL · Jan 13, 2017 → Mar 14, 2017

1deal (issuers)
$550Mreported sold
16investors
2Form D filings
2017year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:38 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Christopher Lai is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jan 2017 and Mar 2017: Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL — industry reported as "Other" — 2017; $550M reported sold to 16 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2017. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Hal Kravitz (2 shared filings), John Fieldly (2 shared filings), Kevin Harrington (2 shared filings), Nicholas Castaldo (2 shared filings), Thomas E. Lynch (2 shared filings) and 3 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Christopher. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 2 public filings for Christopher Lai and found 7 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Jan 17, 2025); Regulator action naming a team member: Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Sep 25, 2024); and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Christopher Lai has not run yet — it is joining a line of 22,342 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 622 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:38 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Christopher Lai..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:38 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

7 differences found between the filings for Christopher Lai — 2 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jan 17, 2025

Regulator action naming a team member: Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Jan 17, 2025)

A ap release dated Jan 17, 2025 names Celsius Holdings, Inc. (related issuer). Our match estimate: 90%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Sources
Worth asking · Sep 25, 2024

Regulator action naming a team member: Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Sep 25, 2024)

A ap release dated Sep 25, 2024 names Celsius Holdings, Inc. (related issuer). Our match estimate: 90%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.

What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.

Sources
Note · Jan 13, 2017 – Mar 14, 2017

Offering amount changed between filings — Celsius Holdings, Inc.

The Jan 13, 2017 filing says $12,600,000 offered; the Mar 14, 2017 Form D/A says $15,000,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Dec 28, 2017 – Sep 5, 2023

Same name, different state: "Christopher Lai" (CA or AZ) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is FL. A separate record, "Christopher Lai" with address state CA or AZ, is listed on 5 filings — most recently by Engage3 Holdings, Inc. (Mar 20, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 13, 2017 to Mar 14, 2017; the other runs Dec 28, 2017 to Sep 5, 2023.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jul 13, 2017

Same name, different state: "Christopher Lai" (MA or D8) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is FL. A separate record, "Christopher Lai" with address state MA or D8, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Hydration Labs, Inc. (Jul 13, 2017). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 13, 2017 to Mar 14, 2017; the other has one filing dated Jul 13, 2017.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Sep 23, 2015

Same name, different state: "Christopher Lai" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is FL. A separate record, "Christopher Lai" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Agua Enerviva, LLC (Sep 23, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 13, 2017 to Mar 14, 2017; the other has one filing dated Sep 23, 2015.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jun 2, 2011 – Dec 19, 2011

Same name, different state: "Christopher M. Lai" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is FL. A separate record, "Christopher M. Lai" with address state CA, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Thompson/Post Canyons At West 45th Ave, DST (Dec 19, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 13, 2017 to Mar 14, 2017; the other runs Jun 2, 2011 to Dec 19, 2011.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 14, 2017 D/A
Celsius Holdings, Inc.
File 021-278411
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Christopher Lai on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

Boca Raton, FL · Jan 13, 2017 → Mar 14, 2017 · 2 filings
  • Mar 14, 2017 · D/A · $15,000,000 sold of $15,000,000 · 14 investors · min. $300,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 13, 2017 · D · $4,800,000 sold of $12,600,000 · 4 investors · min. $300,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $550M from 16 investors (100% of the $15M target) as of the latest filing. Christopher is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Other pages with the same name (4)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Christopher M. Lai — CA, 2 issuers, Jun 2, 2011 → Dec 19, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • Christopher Lai — CA, AZ, 2 issuers, Dec 28, 2017 → Sep 5, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • Christopher Lai — NY, 1 issuer, Sep 23, 2015 → Sep 23, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • Christopher Lai — MA, Virgin Islands, British (as filed: D8), 1 issuer, Jul 13, 2017 → Jul 13, 2017 · no shared issuer

People around Christopher 8

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Kevin Harrington

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

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Thomas E. Lynch

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

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John Fieldly

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

William H. Milmoe

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Hal Kravitz

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Tim Leissner

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Nicholas Castaldo

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Gerry David

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Lai. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

11 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Christopher Lai by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Christopher Lai is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Celsius Holdings, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #590 of 374,652 in line (1,104 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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