 
Practice Focus and Experience
Christopher Marino practices in the Litigation Group. He has extensive experience
in complex commercial litigation including securities, antitrust, RICO, ERISA,
bankruptcy, employment, contract, consumer fraud, and class action litigation.
Chris has represented clients before the state courts of Massachusetts, New
York, Delaware, Texas, and California.
Prior to joining Davis Malm, Chris was an associate at Beatie and Osborn
LLP in New York, New York and was a law clerk for the Honorable Denis R.
Hurley.
Representative Matters
- Represented shareholders in tender offer case appealed to the Delaware
Supreme Court, resulting in class benefit of more than $80 million.
- Defended secured creditor in bankruptcy action from breach of fiduciary
duty and RICO claims.
- Successfully represented developer in action for release of a subdivision bond improperly returned by town after subdivision's completion.
- Served as co-lead plaintiff's counsel in two related securities class
action litigations that resulted in settlements totaling $6.7 million.
- Successfully defended investment banker from breach of contract and
gender discrimination claims.
- Successfully served as counsel to plaintiff jewelry manufacturer in
breach of contract and negligence claims.
- Obtained dismissal of a class action claim under the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act.
- Represented beneficiary of trust in action against trustees for self-dealing and breach of trust.
Representative Reported Cases
- Billing v. Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd., 426 F.3d 130 (2d
Cir. 2005) - Represented investors before the United States Court of Appeals
for the Second Circuit in which the Court reinstated a lawsuit alleging
that Wall Street's largest investment banks and institutional investors
violated federal antitrust laws in connection with the hot issue IPOs
of the late 1990s.
- In re Salomon Analyst Level 3 Litigation, 350 F.Supp.2d 477 (S.D.N.Y.
2004) - Successfully defeated motion to dismiss regarding allegations
that Salomon Smith Barney violated securities laws when it issued knowingly
false and misleading analyst reports on Level 3 securities to generate
investment banking business.
Professional
- Admitted: Massachusetts; New York; United States District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
- Member: American Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association.
Community Involvement
- Volunteer judge in New York University's Moot Court program (2004-2005).
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Christopher J. Marino
Associate
direct 617.589.3833
fax 617.305.3114
Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2002 (Editor, Fordham Environmental Law Journal).
- B.A. (magna cum laude, with honors, and Commonwealth Scholar), University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 1999.
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