Chris is the co-chair of the Firm’s Mass Tort Practice Group and chair of the Consumer Protection Practice Group.
Experience
He is a seasoned and highly accomplished trial attorney with substantial experience representing individuals and public entities in state and federal courts across the United States. Chris has built a reputation relentlessly fighting for clients harmed by corporate wrongdoing and systemic injustice—holding powerful entities accountable when they put profits over people. Chris’s practice focuses on mass tort, class action, and complex commercial litigation involving defective medical devices and consumer products, dangerous pharmaceutical drugs, environmental contamination and exposure, qui tam/whistleblower, investment fraud, and antitrust.
Chris is widely recognized for his in-depth knowledge and experience in eDiscovery and preservation of electronically stored information (ESI) and has served as designated ESI counsel for plaintiffs in numerous high-stakes matters.
Chris has served on the leadership team in major multidistrict litigations, class actions, and social justice litigation. His recent work includes:
- In the Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (JCCP No. 5255), Chris serves as member of the Plaintiffs Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the E-Discovery Committee. This landmark litigation against major social media companies involves allegations that these platforms were intentionally designed to addict young users despite documented dangers to adolescent mental health. Chris advocates for victims suffering severe psychological harm linked to social media use and families who have lost children to suicide.
- Chris represents the Estate of Henrietta Lacks and members of her family in groundbreaking litigation (D.MD) seeking justice against pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for unjustly profiting off Mrs. Lacks’s cells—taken without consent in 1951 and commercialized for decades. For what would have been Henrietta Lacks’ 103rd birthday, Henrietta Lacks’s family secured an historic settlement with the biotechnology company they sued seeking compensation for its use of Mrs. Lacks’s cells.
- Chris served on the leadership team in the Mercedes Emissions litigation, In re Mercedes-Benz Emissions Litigation (D.NJ), which secured a $800 million settlement on behalf of U.S. owners and lessees. He was charged with leading discovery and successfully secured one of the strongest ESI validation procedures and random sampling protocols to test the defendants’ search methodologies and results.
- More recently, Chris was appointed to lead the Oliver v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (N.D.AL) and Aronstein v. Kenvue Inc. (D.NJ) litigations as Co-Lead Counsel. In Honda, Plaintiffs allege that Honda sold vehicles that they knew had defective and dangerous fuel pumps that could cause cars to stall or stop while driving. In Kenvue, Plaintiffs allege that Band-Aid products contain harmful PFAS “forever chemicals” linked to cancer and other health issues.
Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter.
Throughout his career, Chris has earned a strong reputation for his strategic acumen, thorough preparation, and effectiveness in the courtroom—consistently securing favorable outcomes in complex cases against powerful corporate interests. Among other awards, Chris has been named to Forbes, 2025 List of America’s Top Lawyers, The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list, and The Association of American Law Schools, Section on Litigation’s Outstanding Practitioner Award, 2025.
Prior to joining Sbaiti & Company, Chris was a Partner at a prestigious national plaintiffs’ firm, where he honed his skills and successfully litigated complex, high-stakes matters across a broad range of practice areas.
Chris was a four-year varsity athlete on Brown University’s wrestling team.
Representative Matters
- Aronstein v. Kenvue, Inc. et al
- Appointed Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel by the Honorable Judge Michael A. Shipp of the District of New Jersey.
- Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation
- Appointed to the Plaintiffs Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the E-Discovery Committee by the Honorable Caroyln B. Kuhl.
- Lacks v. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- Lacks v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation et al
- Represents the Estate of Henrietta Lacks against companies that continue to exploit her cells without permission or consent from the Lacks family.
- Oliver v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel by the Honorable Madeline H. Haikala of the North District of Alabama.
- Samsung Customer Data Security Breach Litigation
- Appointed to the Plaintiffs Executive Committee and E-Discovery Chair by the Honorable Christine P. O’Hearn.
- HealthEC LLC Data Breach Litigation Settlement
- Appointed to the Plaintiffs Executive Committee by the Honorable Stacey D. Adams.
- Served on leadership team that secured a nearly $5.5 million settlement on behalf of the class.
- Mercedes-Benz Emissions Litigation
- Served on leadership team that secured a $800 million settlement on behalf of the class of U.S. owners and lessees.
- Served as the designated ESI Liaison for plaintiffs and secured one of the strongest search term validation procedures and random sampling protocols to test the defendants’ search methodologies and results.
- United States of America ex rel et al v. Life Spine et al.
- Served on leadership team that secured a nearly $6 million settlement to resolve the federal government’s False Claims Act suit.
- Gamboa et alia v. Ford Motor Company et alia
- Served as the designated ESI Liaison for plaintiffs.
- Bledsoe et al v. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC et alia
- Served as the designated ESI Liaison for plaintiffs.
- Intel Corp. CPU Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation
- Served as the designated ESI Liaison for plaintiffs.
Distinctions
- Forbes America’s Top Lawyers, 2025
- Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, 2025 – 2026
- The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), Section on Litigation Outstanding Practitioner Award, 2025
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2026
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2025
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2022 – 2025
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, 2024 – 2025
- Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, 2023 – 2024
- New York Super Lawyers, 2022 – 2023
- New York Super Lawyers: Rising Stars, 2012 – 2014, 2016 – 2020
- CALI Award for Advanced Trial Advocacy, University of San Diego School of Law
- Virginia C. Nelson Graduate Prize in Advanced Advocacy, University of San Diego School of Law
Publications
Author, “Delaware Court of Chancery Appraises Fair Value of Shares in Dell Management Buyout,” Commercial Litigation Advisor & Alert, June 28, 2016
Author, “The Labor Department’s Fiduciary Rule – How Will This Affect Your Retirement Investments?” Commercial Litigation Advisor & Alert, June 28, 2016
Author, “Understanding New York Criminal Usury,” Commercial Litigation Advisor & Alert, September 10, 2015
Education
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D.
Brown University, B.A.
Admissions
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
District of New Jersey
District of Rhode Island
District of Massachusetts
District of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
New Jersey Association for Justice
New York State Bar Association
New Jersey Bar Association
Rhode Island Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
