Chris focuses her practice on complex business litigation at the trial and appellate court levels. Licensed in Illinois, New York, Virginia, and Washington D.C., Chris prosecutes and defends against a wide variety of high-stakes contract disputes, trade secret, unfair competition, and fiduciary duty matters throughout the United States. Chris excels at motion practice and appellate briefing, crafting winning strategies, arguments and briefs. She also has significant experience in managing eDiscovery from preservation to production, computer forensic investigations undertaken in trade secret litigation, and related computer forensic analysis protocol negotiations and special master proceedings.
Previously, Chris clerked for the Honorable Eric L. Clay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She also practiced for several years as a telecommunications and appellate litigation associate at a well-regarded law firm in Washington, D.C.
- Loyola University Chicago (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001)
- Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006)
- Law Review, Associate Editor
- Illinois
- New York
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Village of Glen Ellyn Zoning Board of Appeals (Commissioner, 2022-present)
- Named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2016; 2017)