Christopher C. Chiou concentrates in complex civil litigation.  He has extensive litigation experience in federal and state courts, focusing on commercial disputes arising from breach of contract, fraud, employment, and tort issues.  He has also represented individuals and corporations in white collar criminal defense matters, including internal corporate and government investigations.

Mr. Chiou has been an active member of several trial teams, recently second-chairing a jury trial.  His civil litigation work currently includes representing content providers to protect their copyrights from infringing websites.  Illustrative white collar criminal defense matters have involved alleged stock option backdating, FCPA violations, insider trading, and environmental crimes relating to the Clean Air Act.  In a victory in the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Chiou worked with a team of attorneys representing the Arizona state legislature to persuade the Court to overturn an injunction against the legislature that had been issued by a district court and upheld by the Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Chiou has been recognized by Southern California Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in Business Litigation.  He is a member of the Firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation Practice Group, and serves the Firm as the Co-Chair of the Associates Committee.