Chris serves as insurance coverage and monitoring counsel, specializing in claims under directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, regulatory, sexual misconduct and professional liability policies in the U.S., London and Bermuda markets. He has extensive experience evaluating and assessing the extent of coverage under professional liability policies for all forms of civil and criminal litigation against public and private companies and corporate directors and officers, including securities fraud litigation under federal and state laws, investigations by governmental agencies, shareholder derivative suits, and employment practices claims.

In his role as monitoring counsel, Chris maintains contact with defense counsel, insureds and brokers regarding status and strategy, and provides his carrier clients with his assessment of potential liability, exposure and damages under the policy. Chris also reviews and audits defense fees and costs, negotiates allocation agreements for defense fees and settlement contributions, and frequently represents his carrier clients at settlement conferences in both federal and state courts, as well as at private mediations.