Chris Paparella

Partner, Steptoe

Chris Paparella concentrates on financial services litigation and international disputes. He has represented financial institution clients in federal and state court litigation and arbitration involving mortgage-backed securities, securities fraud, lender liability and foreign exchange transactions. Chris argued and won a ground-breaking case in New York’s highest court in which he obtained the dismissal of a $300 million fraud case on the grounds that the assignment of the claims to a litigation funder violated New York’s champerty statute. Justinian Capital SPC v. West LB AG, 28 N.Y.3d 160 (2016).

Chris has also represented clients in international and domestic arbitrations in New York, London, Mexico City, Paris, Amsterdam and elsewhere. Chris has developed particular familiarity and skill in the energy and process industries and has represented participants in offshore and onshore oil and gas production facilities, as well as a variety of downstream process plants and other facilities. Chris has been ranked by Chambers USA, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 as one of the leading international arbitration lawyers in the United States.

Practice Area

Arbitration

Panel

Contributing Author

Qualifications

All New York State Courts
Supreme Court of the United States US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
US District Courts for Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of New York
US District Court, District of Connecticut
US District Court, District of Columbia
US District Court, District of Nebraska
US Tax Court