Christian J. Clark
Counsel
New York
cclark@goulstonstorrs.com212-878-5161Christian J. Clark
Counsel, New York
cclark@goulstonstorrs.com212-878-5161Related Expertise
When disputes arise, businesses value Christian Clark’s steady, measured approach to reaching resolutions. He advises public and private corporations, boards and board committees, officers and directors, financial institutions, insurers, and technology and consumer-products companies.
Clients turn to Christian for counsel on contract disputes, corporate governance, breach of fiduciary duty, joint ventures, False Claims Act, securities and antitrust, and class action disputes.
Managing every matter with a clear focus on client goals, Christian applies experience gained through two federal clerkships to shape practical legal strategies. His insight into how judges evaluate arguments allows him to guide realistic decision-making and determine the best course of action for clients.
Before joining the firm, Christian was an associate in the litigation group of two large, international law firms in New York working with clients in financial services, telecommunications, insurance, media, consumer and industrial products, agriculture, and technology sectors. Beyond his litigation practice, Christian has pursued pro bono work in immigration, housing, and post-conviction matters, serving as lead oral advocate in Kings and Bronx Counties housing courts more than a dozen times and representing a Honduran family separated at the border in asylum proceedings.
Related Representative Matters
Lead strategist on successful dispositive motions in New York state and federal courts on behalf of brand name financial institutions and businesses.
Second-chair in a three-day trial in Delaware Court of Chancery representing legal AI technology company in suit over licensing agreement.
Argued a successful motion to dismiss in a complex contractual dispute in the Southern District of New York.
Argued two successful motions to dismiss a tort case in New York Supreme Court.
Represented the Special Litigation Committee of the Board of Directors to evaluate and determine response to shareholder demands concerning environmental issues.
Represented a transnational shipping operator in obtaining dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit relating to U.S. Department of State transportation services.
Represented a leading national bank in an investigation by the DOJ, state authorities, and various banking regulators relating to anti-money laundering compliance.
Represented a software developer in a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation related to a cyber-attack.
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Accolades
- Kids In Need of Defense, Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney, 2020
Affiliations
- Federal Bar Council, American Inn of Court
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Advocate Designation
- Guild of Catholic Lawyers of the Archdiocese of New York
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
Harvard Law School ( J.D. , 2016 )
Boston College ( B.A. , magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa , 2009 )