About Christopher J. Lopata
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Business Law
- Internet
- Class Actions
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996J.D.
- Law Journal: Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Editor-in-Chief
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 1993M.S.
- Honors: With Honors
- Georgetown College, 1992B.A.
- Major: English
- Major: Government
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: With Honors
Representative Cases
- Experian obtains defense verdict in lawsuit under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in Bronx County
- R.J. Reynolds defends product liability case in California Superior Court
- R.J. Reynolds obtains first defense verdict in favor of tobacco companies in California since 1985
- R.J. Reynolds obtains reversal of trial, statewide, class certification order and affirmation on appeal
- R.J. Reynolds obtains voluntary dismissal of case filed in New York Superior Court
- R.J. Reynolds prevails in first smoking and health case tried in New York
- R.J. Reynolds prevails on removal issue due to fraudulently joined parties
- Ronald LaPorte wins appeal in connection with criminal conviction and state agrees not to re-prosecute
- Sherwin-Williams defends against Milwaukee public nuisance action (2009)
- Sherwin-Williams obtains defense verdict in Wisconsin case alleging personal injuries from lead pigment (2009)
- Sherwin-Williams prevails in landmark public nuisance suit over lead pigment before Rhode Island Supreme Court (2009)
- Sherwin-Williams prevails in public nuisance claim by NJ cities and counties seeking lead paint abatement and health care costs
- Sherwin-Williams successfully defends NY putative class action seeking medical monitoring for lead exposure in children and pregnant women
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
Past Positions
- Judge Joan Zeldon, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Law Clerk, 1996 - 1997
Office Info
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