Areas of Practice
- Class Action
- Commercial Litigation, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights
- Complex Litigation
- Cross-Border Litigation
- Derivatives and Credit Default Swaps Litigation & Restructuring Team
- Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Securities Litigation & Enforcement
- Trade Secrets
Education
- The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1985
- Ohio State University, B.S.B.A., 1981
Bar & Court Admissions
- Illinois
- Illinois State courts (all)
- US District Courts of the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits
Christopher J. Barber
Partner
115 South LaSalle StreetSuite 3100
Chicago IL 60603
TEL: 312.577.1230
FAX: 312.577.1370
Christopher J. Barber is a partner in the Chicago office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Litigation group.
Mr. Barber focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular experience in financial markets, bankruptcy, and reinsurance matters. His practice includes cases throughout the United States and abroad, including London and Bermuda. Mr. Barber has tried more than 120 cases—trials, arbitrations and regulatory enforcement proceedings—to completion.
Noteworthy
- Listed in Illinois Super Lawyers for Securities Litigation, 2012
