Current Role
  • Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
  • Practice focuses on class actions and other complex litigation
Recent Success
  • Fiat Chrysler (FCA) Low Oil Pressure Shut Off, No. 2:20-cv-11054-JEL-APP (E.D. Mich.), part of team that secured settlement valued at $108,000,000 in cash and warranty benefits on behalf of nationwide class of car owners against manufacturer
  • BofA Countrywide Appraisal RICO, No. 2:16-cv-04166 (C.D. Cal.), part of team that secured $250,000,000 settlement on behalf of nationwide class of borrowers against appraiser
  • Sake House Restaurants Racial Discrimination Litigation, Case No. BC7087544 (Cal.Super.), certified for settlement purposes first of its kind hostile work environment class of Hispanic/Latino restaurant workers against employer
  • USC, Dr. Tyndall Sexual Harassment, No. 2:18-cv-04258-SVW-GJS (C.D. Cal.), part of team that secured $215,000,000 settlement on behalf of class of sexual assault survivors against university and OB-GYN
Experience
  • Prior to joining Hagens Berman, worked as an associate at a large plaintiff’s firm gaining extensive experience representing plaintiffs in business litigation involving copyright and trademark disputes, breach of contract claims and breach of fiduciary duty claims; also worked on a number of nationwide class actions involving products liability matters in the pharmaceutical and construction industries
  • While in law school, externed for the Office of the Attorney General of California’s Business and Tax Division where he worked on tax appeals on behalf of the Franchise Tax Board; also served as an editor on the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
Recognition
  • 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2024
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021-2023
Notable Cases
  • CVS Generic Drug RICO Litigation
  • Fiat Chrysler Low Oil Pressure Shut Off
  • Fiat Chrysler Gear Shifter Rollaway
  • Mattel/Fisher Price Rock ‘N Play Wrongful Death Cases
Presentations
  • Panelist, “Conscious Consumerism and the Government’s Role in Regulating Companies’ Ethical Promises,” ABA Webinar, March 2022
Languages
  • French
Personal Insight

Prior to attending law school, Chris taught English and French to high school students in China. Chris later decided to become a lawyer while marketing the film “Michael Clayton.” In his spare time, Chris has worked as a volunteer for the American Friends of the Israel Museum, a non-profit which helps raise funds for the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.