Christopher Massaroni

Christopher Massaroni is a trial attorney with experience in many substantive areas, including complex commercial disputes, personal injury and product liability cases, employment matters, construction claims and challenges to the authority of New York State officials. He has successfully litigated cases in federal and state courts throughout New York State, and in numerous other states, and he often appears before New York State agencies and investigative bodies.

Chris regularly represents businesses, individuals, public officials and governmental entities in sensitive and contested matters, including novel cases presenting unique issues of law. He leads a practice group which prides itself on its aggressive representation of a diverse group of clients.

He has extensive experience in the litigation of corporate disputes, including those involving claims of shareholders, ownership disputes, allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, and intellectual property issues. He also represents management in a variety of labor and employment matters, including discrimination and wrongful termination claims, grievances, and claims of unlawful union activities.

In the personal injury field, Chris has been selected by many national corporations to handle their self-insured personal injury defense claims in Upstate New York, including mass tort and complex product liability cases. He also represents accident victims in wrongful death and major injury cases, and has recovered many millions of dollars on behalf of these clients.

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New York

Since 1983

2nd Circuit

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Cornell University

J.D.

1982

Union College

B.A.

1979

The Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation

The Best Lawyers in America

2016-2019

Super Lawyer - Business Litigation, Personal Injury Plaintiff, Personal Injury Defense

Super Lawyers

2010-2018

Fellow

New York State Bar Foundation

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubbell

National Association of Dealer Counsel

Member

Current

New York State Bar Association

Member

Current

American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)

Member

Current

State Bar of New York

Member

Current

New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Contributing author to Personal Injury Defense Techniques (Matthew Bender, 1987)

Proper Use of Bill of Particulars and Interrogatories, A Civil Litigator's Guide to Discovery Under New York Law

1996

Discovery and Trial of a Contested Accounting, Contested Accounting Procedures in Surrogate's Court

2009

Minority Rights and Litigation, Business Organizations: Tax and Legal Aspects Compared

2013

Effective Employment Manuals, Employment Law for the General Practitioner and Corporate Counsel

2013