Chris Gober

Practice Areas

Litigation (Government, Constitutional, Media, and Political Litigation), Government Investigations and Regulatory Disputes, Campaign Finance and Election Law, Crisis Communications and Risk Management, State Attorneys General

Career

Chris Gober is a trusted legal adviser and problem solver for the toughest political, public policy, and regulatory challenges faced by ambitious and high-profile changemakers. His national practice is focused on constitutional and political litigation, government investigations and enforcement actions, and providing strategic advice and guidance to elected officials, companies, industry trade associations, and high-net-worth individuals.

As the Founding Partner and CEO of Lex Politica, he oversees a national law firm focused on constitutional and political litigation, government investigations and enforcement actions, and providing strategic advice and guidance to elected officials, candidates, political committees, corporations, trade associations, nonprofits, and donors on all aspects of their participation in the political process. The firm’s clients include Elon Musk’s America PAC and dozens of U.S. Senators, Members of Congress, and Governors.

Chris has previously served as General Counsel to the Republican Party of Texas, General Counsel to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Deputy Counsel to the Republican National Committee, and Counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice. From 2005-06, he worked on the team that prepared Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito for their confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chris is a graduate of Texas A&M’s Mays Business School and Harvard Law School.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Texas

District Of Columbia

Supreme Court Of The United States

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

United States Court of Appeals for the Northern District of Texas

United States Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Texas

United States Court of Appeals for the Southern District of Texas

United States Court of Appeals for the Western District of Texas

Education