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Education:
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1986)
Fordham University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982)

Bar Admissions:
1987, New York

Court Admissions:
1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
1989, U.S. Court of International Trade
1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
1994, U.S. Tax Court
1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
2000, U.S. Supreme Court
2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
2004, United States District Court for the District of Colorado
2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Biography:
Christopher Johnson’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including commercial, products liability and Constitutional litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution. He is both a trial and appellate lawyer, with extensive experience in all aspects of civil litigation, from pre-trial proceedings, evidentiary hearings, and trials through appeals and U.S. Supreme Court practice. Mr. Johnson has developed a particular expertise in the management and coordination of litigations involving hundreds of individual related actions. Having successfully conducted one of the nation’s first Daubert hearings (resulting in a seminal opinion), Mr. Johnson is also an expert in the application and admissibility of expert opinion evidence.

Mr. Johnson received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Fordham University and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Notable Representations
Mr. Johnson currently represents, among others:

a trade association for firearms manufacturers in the litigation of various Constitutional issues (principally involving the commerce clause and the Second Amendment) and commercial disputes, as well as in federal and state legislative matters;
a Litigation Trust formed from the bankruptcy of one of the nation's largest commodities brokerage firms, resulting in Mr. Johnson's prosecution of hundreds of individual actions simultaneously;
several hundred individual plaintiffs in the nation's largest pharmaceutical products liability litigation;
law firms, hedge funds and other partnerships or limited liability companies in the litigation, arbitration and mediation of issues arising from dissolution;
a Liquidation Trust formed from the bankruptcy of a nationwide beverage manufacturer, resulting in Mr. Johnson's prosecution of actions against insiders, auditors, financial advisors, and other third parties; and
businesses whose operating cash was invested in now-illiquid "auction rate securities," resulting in numerous arbitrations and civil actions against banks, broker-dealers, and investment advisors seeking recovery, in the aggregate, of more than two billion dollars.

Associations/Affiliations
New York County Lawyers Association

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

New York State Bar Association

Authorships/Publications
"Preparing a Challenge to the Admissibility of Expert Testimony in the Federal and State Courts of New York." Product Liability Handbook, N.Y.S.B.A., 1997 (original publication) and 2008 Supplement.

"Selection of Experts, Expert Disclosure and the Pretrial Exclusion of Expert Testimony." Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, West, 1996.

Speaking Engagements
Multiple CLE presentations on trials, post-trial practice, appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court practice.

“Daubert and Beyond: The Different Bases for Challenging Expert Opinion Evidence.” American Conference Institute’s Conference on Drug and Medical Device Litigation. December 2000.

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Telephone:
(212) 506-1736

Fax:
(212) 506-1800

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New York

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