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Christopher J. Smith (Chris)
Associate

Contact

Washington
(T) +1.202.879.3642
(F) +1.202.626.1700

Education

  • Stanford University (J.D. with distinction 2007; Associate Managing Editor, Stanford Law Review; Special Services Award); The London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc. with merit in International Relations 2004); University of Virginia (B.A. with high honors in Government and Foreign Affairs 2003; Jefferson Scholar; Echols Scholar; Phi Beta Kappa; Chairman, Honor Committee)

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia and Virginia

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to Hon. Pamela Ann Rymer, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2007-2008)

Government Service

  • Law Clerk, Major Crimes Section, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of California (Fall 2006) and researcher, Parliament of the United Kingdom (2003-2004)

Chris Smith's practice focuses on appellate advocacy and complex trial litigation, and his experience ranges from trial court litigation to petitions for certiorari and merits briefing before the United States Supreme Court. His practice spans many substantive areas, including commercial free speech, ERISA class action litigation, and the enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States. Additionally, he has developed significant experience in immigration appeals, both from his Ninth Circuit clerkship and his pro bono practice.

 

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