Chris is an associate in the litigation and enforcement practice group. Chris focuses his practice on cross-border matters relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and economic and trade sanctions, as well as related misconduct including government-initiated and internal investigations, risk assessment and transaction due diligence, and portfolio company management. He has experience representing corporate clients in matters involving alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, and Anti-Kickback Statute. His work has covered jurisdictions spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America.
Chris also maintains a robust pro bono practice, representing clients in immigration and asylum matters as well as the representation of indigent criminal defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
While in law school, Chris interned at the New York Attorney General Environmental Protection Bureau where he worked on various civil matters including violations of state and federal environmental laws. Chris also externed for the City of South Bend Legal Department where he worked in the litigation group. He was also a senior articles editor for the Notre Dame Journal of Legislation. Prior to law school, Chris served in the U.S. Navy as a Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor on nuclear-powered warships.
Experience
- Conducted internal investigations and assisted a public university in responding to government inquiries related to foreign influence.
- Assisted multiple global pharmaceutical and medical device companies in internal investigations involving alleged violations of False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute relating to the promotion and sales of company products.
- Part of trial team that secured a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of medical research organization in a disability discrimination jury trial.
- Assisted in addressing compliance concerns raised by the special committee of the board of a hedge fund regarding substance use disorder treatment facilities.
- Conducted anti-corruption, economic sanctions, and export control due diligence in connection with dozens of cross-border transactions in the software, infrastructure, real estate, energy, consumer goods, transportation, and shipping industries.
- Reviewed, developed, and implemented anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and economic and trade sanctions compliance policies for portfolio companies of private equity funds and pension funds.