Christopher M. Walling

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Massey & Gail LLP
50 East Washington Street
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60602

Office: 312.283.1590
Direct: 312.379.0752
Fax: 312.379.0467

Chris Walling is a commercial litigator who represents clients during all stages of a case and on appeal. He has experience in antitrust, asbestos, banking, bankruptcy, business tort, constitutional, consumer fraud, contract, employment, insurance, and trade secret disputes in arbitration and in state and federal courts.

Chris graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was the Executive Online Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review, and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Frank H. Easterbrook of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

  • University of Chicago Law School, J.D. with high honors, Order of the Coif, 2019
  • George Washington University, B.A., 2015

  • The Honorable Frank H. Easterbrook, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

  • Illinois
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

  • Rising Star, Business Litigation (2023-present) – Illinois Super Lawyers

  • Successfully represented JPMorgan Chase & Co. in multi-million dollar litigations arising from its provision of banking services to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The case settled on confidential terms shortly before trial.
  • Successfully prosecuted multi-million dollar claims on behalf of a GPS technology company against a former business partner in a breach of contract and trade secret dispute.
  • Successfully defended a multinational paper products company in multiple contractual disputes in courts across the country.
  • Successfully defended Union Pacific Railroad in substantial antitrust MDL involving claims asserted by several Fortune 500 companies.
  • Successfully represented a national online retailer in a false advertising dispute with the state of Illinois.
  • Successfully defended fraudulent conveyance claims brought against a large national bank in an adversary proceeding in an involuntary bankruptcy.