Chris Lind

Chris Lind serves as lead trial counsel in high-profile matters before juries, judges, and arbitrators throughout the United States. His representations span an unusually broad range of complex commercial litigation, including matters involving antitrust, accountants' liability, intellectual property (including patent infringement, trademark infringement, Lanham Act claims, and copyright infringement), fraud and securities litigation, breach of contract, and insurance coverage. Chris served as Special Trial Counsel to the United States in its antitrust enforcement action against Microsoft.

Chris is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. He is known for his ability to distill the most complex cases down to a simple and compelling narrative, as well as his effective cross-examination skills, having cross-examined a wide range of skilled witnesses, including Nobel Prize winning economists, top executives of major corporations, a former FBI director, a former federal judge, and foremost, experts on subjects ranging from antitrust policy to jet engine technology.

Chris has "garnered national praise for his high-profile victories" (Benchmark Litigation), "received praise from his peers for his 'exceptional trial skills'" (Benchmark Litigation), and was identified earlier in his career as one of the 10 "Rising Stars of the Trial Bar" (Chicago Lawyer). Chris has been described as a "down-to-earth lawyer who engenders fierce loyalty in clients". "He can get up to speed on any area of technology easily, is a great writer and is quick on his feet at trial," and "uses his narrative skills to cut through the technical minutiae that can bog others down." (Intellectual Asset Managers ("IAM") Patent 1000)

Chris joined the firm at its inception, while finishing his last year of law school, and returned after a clerkship with Honorable A. Raymond Randolph on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Chris attended Northwestern University Law School from which he graduated first in his class.

He is a member of the bar in Illinois and Colorado (inactive) and has been admitted to practice in state and federal courts across the country, including the United States Supreme Court.