South Carolina

Christopher F. Moriarty
Associate

As a member of Motley Rice's Securities and Consumer Fraud practice group, Christopher Moriarty represents public pension funds, unions and other institutional investors in securities fraud class actions, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder derivative suits.

Christopher has represented clients in a variety of complex litigation cases, including the following: Bricklayers of Western Pennsylvania Pension Plan v. Hecla Mining Co.; City of Brockton Retirement System v. Avon Products, Inc.; Hill v. State Street Corporation; In re Hewlett-Packard Co. Securities Litigation; In re NYSE EURONEXT Shareholder Litigation; In re The Shaw Group Shareholder Litigation and Ross v. Career Education Corp.

Prior to joining Motley Rice, Christopher served as a summer associate with an international law firm in Texas, where he gained experience in commercial litigation. He previously held internships with the Texas Defender Service, Texas Moratorium Network, and The Rutherford Institute, and has drafted amicus curiae briefs in numerous U.S. Supreme Court cases.

While in law school, Christopher was a member of the Moot Court Board and served as an Executive Editor of the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy. He also taught a course on constitutional law to LL.M. students.

Christopher was called to the Bar in England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and is a member of the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the Charleston County Bar Association and the South Carolina Association for Justice.

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