K. Chris Todd
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Chris Todd joined the firm as a partner in 1994, specializing in litigation and white collar criminal defense. Prior to that, he was head of the Litigation Group at Johnson & Gibbs. Mr. Todd’s extensive career in government service includes service as a Law Clerk to a federal judge, as Associate Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel under Lawrence Walsh during the Iran/Contra Matter, and as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York where he conducted the prosecution of numerous violations of federal law, including multi-defendant business fraud and tax evasion cases. Prior to serving in the Southern District, Mr. Todd also served as a Trial Attorney for the Department of Justice’s Tax Division, Criminal Section, where he conducted numerous jury trials and grand jury investigations involving tax evasion.
For the past ten years Mr. Todd has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of College Year in Athens, a study abroad program located in Athens, Greece.
Memberships
- American College of Trial Lawyers
Education
Cambridge University, Darwin College, 1973-1974
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, J.D., 1972
Texas Tech University, B.A., 1969
Clerkship
Law Clerk, Judge William M. Taylor, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1972-1973
Government Service
Associate Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel (Iran/Contra Matter), 1987-1989
Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1978-1987
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Criminal Section, 1975-1978