Chris has led some of the most complex, groundbreaking, and high-profile litigations in the U.S., at both the state and federal level, including In re National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, In re Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, and In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litigation. Often selected by the courts to serve as Lead Counsel, Co-Lead Counsel, Liaison Counsel, or member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive and/or Steering Committee in dozens of proceedings, Chris received the most multidistrict litigation (MDL) appointments of any lawyer between 2016 and 2019 according to a 2020 ALM study. His unique experience makes him a knowledgeable and capable litigator and highly regarded among his colleagues.
Chris is regularly quoted in the press as the plaintiff counsel in nationally and internationally prominent cases, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, CBS, CNBC, USA Today, Daily News, ESPN, and HBO Sports.
Chris started his career as a corporate defense lawyer representing the interests of big business. Struck by the imbalance of power between corporations and the individuals harmed by them, he left to become a plaintiff attorney. The son of a union carpenter who worked his way through school, Chris is a former amateur boxer and a current Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. Now, whether working on a class action involving thousands of people against a multinational conglomerate or an individual case protecting one client’s rights, he fights with the same passion and conviction.
Education
1990, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
1987, Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Practices
Catastrophic Injury
Environmental Litigation
Product Liability
Whistleblower Claims
Admissions
States
New Jersey, 1990
New York, 1991
District Courts
District of Colorado, 2011
Eastern District of Michigan, 2017
Eastern District of New York, 2002
Southern District of New York, 1992
Northern District of New York, 2020
District of New Jersey, 1991
Courts of Appeals
Second Circuit, 2010
Third Circuit, 2014
Sixth Circuit, 2019
Ninth Circuit, 2009
Tenth Circuit, 2018
Memberships & Associations
American Bar Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New Jersey State Bar Association
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
International Society of Barristers
American Bar Foundation
American Association for Justice
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Elected Member, American Law Institute
Advisory Board, RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation
Advisory Board, Center on Civil Justice at New York University School of Law
Advisory Council, Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies
Dean’s Advisory Counsel, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Board of Trustees, Hunter College Foundation
Pre-Law Advisory Board, Hunter College
Co-General Counsel, Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation, 2008–present
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