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Christopher J Clark

Christopher J Clark

USA 2026

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Chris Clark is a pre-eminent litigator who has successfully handled the highest stakes and highest profile matters in nearly every type of major dispute. Chris has delivered amazing results for clients in: criminal matters (State of New York and US v. Elliott Broidy); SEC cases (SEC v. Elon Musk, SEC v. Mark Cuban) multi-billion dollar civil trials and litigations (Huff Asset Management v. Liberty Global, In re Argentine Sovereign Default Litigation); and corporate crisis management and control disputes (The National Law Journal Crisis Management Trailblazer, represented 20 corporations and boards in the last 12 months). Chris represented Robert Hunter Biden in his federal criminal investigation. Clients come to Chris for smart, aggressive, and proactive handling of their weightiest issues and come back because of extraordinary results.

Chris was an Assistant US Attorney in the Southern District of New York and a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. During his tenure there, he conducted nine federal criminal trials as lead counsel (including the conviction of the men who looted Adelphia Communications Corp.) and argued more than 20 appeals in the Second Circuit.

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JD, Columbia University School of Law, cum laude; BA, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York

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Individual Editorial
Christopher Clark regularly handles complex high-stakes criminal defense matters arising from the financial services sector, drawing on impressive government and private practice experience.

Strengths

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  • Chris is incredibly smart, has great judgment and writes beautifully. He has all the qualities you want.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Chris cuts right through the issues. He is very savvy and incredibly astute in identifying how the legal issues impact commercial issues.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA

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