Chris chairs the 200-attorney Litigation Department at Thompson Coburn and is co-chair of Business Litigation, the largest practice group in the Firm. He also serves on the Executive and Management Committees of the Firm.

In his practice, Chris leads complex litigation and class action defense for major corporations in the financial services and agriculture industries. Chris serves as lead defense counsel in high-stakes Multi-District Litigation (MDL) proceedings.

With a career spanning 28 years, clients look to Chris to develop highly-focused litigation strategies and view him as a go-to resource for cases involving multiple plaintiffs, class actions, or MDL litigation.

Chris has taken a lead role in nearly every major litigation over the last decade related to alleged crop contamination by genetically modified strains of rice, soybeans, wheat, and corn. For agribusiness giants like Riceland and Bayer, Chris has successfully litigated claims related to the introduction of GM crops and the disruption of the supply chain and export markets. Chris helps lead a GM task force within the firm that developed an extensive database of experience, litigation capabilities, and successful trial and appellate strategies. He draws on that experience to defend clients facing individual or class action claims, and counsel them on risk management for new biotechnology or GM varieties.

Chris has significant experience representing clients in trials, arbitrations and mediations, and on appeal.