Christopher M. Wasil

Chris takes active roles in all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation consulting, document and electronic discovery, fact and expert witness depositions, dispositive motions, and trial. He also frequently advises clients and case teams on litigation strategy. Chris excels in developing and maintaining strong client relationships and has an active pro bono practice.

Chris’s legal practice is informed by his prior experience as a senior editor at a major international marketing firm, where his role encompassed both legal and creative responsibilities. In law school, Chris represented a political refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo for whom he obtained asylum with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, and was awarded a Certificate of Recognition.

• Representing international pharmaceutical company in action alleging false marketing and inadequate control of opioid medications
• Representing beer distribution conglomerate and its board chairman in action alleging mismanagement of corporate assets and breach of fiduciary duty
• Secured dismissal of shareholder derivative action against a cloud services company and its individual directors alleging dissemination of false statements to inflate the company’s stock price and facilitate unlawful insider sales
• Secured dismissal of declaratory judgment action in Delaware Chancery Court against media company seeking to invalidate stock issuance
• Secured dismissal of class action seeking to enjoin merger of technology companies based on allegations of breach of fiduciary duty by target company’s board
• Secured dismissal of derivative and purported class claims alleging a conspiracy involving a sell off of a dissolving pharmaceutical company’s IP assets
• Secured victory in arbitration against start-up pharmaceutical company arising from dispute regarding IP licensing and equity issuance
• Secured appellate victory for global media company in defamation claim before the Connecticut Appellate Court
• Secured summary judgment in favor of national industrial equipment company in action seeking to hold an acquiror corporation liable for a prior judgment rendered against predecessor on the basis of successor liability
• Secured dismissal of federal action against international online retailer alleging invasion of privacy and breach of the company’s privacy notice
• Secured judgment for international food importer in federal breach of contract action arising from complex distribution agreements