Christopher J. Banks

Clients appreciate Chris’s personal touch and deep investment in their matters. He most frequently works with clients in trade secret misappropriation, restrictive covenant and employee mobility litigation, technology licensing and development disputes, and labor and employment litigation, including both single-plaintiff employment claims, wage and hour class actions, and PAGA litigation.

Chris has a demonstrated track record in court, including trying or arbitrating a half-dozen cases in the last six years alone. Before that, he represented Japanese pharmaceutical company Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. as lead trial counsel in a three-month trial, where he recovered more than $523 million for Asahi Kasei.

Chris also represents clients before disputes develop, helping them anticipate and solve potential problems before they turn into litigation. He counsels clients on employment agreements, intellectual property protection, technology licensing and development arrangements, and a variety of labor and employment matters.

Chris works closely with clients to match their business objectives with an appropriate legal strategy, and enjoys helping them protect some of their most important assets—their employee goodwill and relationships and their intellectual property.

Chris was named an Attorney of the Year by The Recorder in 2011, the Winning Litigators Hot List by the National Law Journal in 2012, and one of the top 20 lawyers in California under 40 by the Daily Journal in 2013. Today, Chris continues to advise technology and life sciences companies facing potential employment, competitive, and contractual disputes.