Christopher J. Valente

Christopher Valente is a partner in the firm’s Boston office. Mr. Valente represents clients in state and federal courts throughout the United States and focuses on complex civil litigation in the areas of commercial disputes, financial services, insurance coverage, and construction. He has significant experience managing all stages of complex civil litigation from inception through trial.

Mr. Valente has litigated cases involving a broad range of commercial and business-related issues, including claims of fraud, securities fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and unfair business practices. He has defended banking and mortgage-lending institutions from common law claims and claims brought pursuant to state and federal statutes.

Mr. Valente has represented corporate policyholders seeking coverage under many different types of insurance policies. His recent insurance coverage experience includes cases involving pollution liability policies, D&O policies, fidelity/commercial crime policies, professional liability policies, and property policies.

Mr. Valente has also assisted in government and regulatory enforcement actions, as well as internal investigations across diverse variety of subject matters.