Christopher J. Major > Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC
125 Park Avenue
7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Commercial Litigation & Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

Career

Christopher J. Major is a Partner in MSF’s Commercial Litigation Group. Mr. Major represents clients in a variety of complex commercial litigation cases in federal and state court as well as before arbitration panels. Mr. Major’s practice focuses on breach of contract, business torts including fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair trade practices, real estate disputes, FINRA disputes, bankruptcy litigation, as well as trade secret misappropriation and non-compete claims.

In addition to jury and bench trials, Mr. Major has extensive experience in arbitration hearings, injunctions, and other pre-judgment remedy evidentiary hearings.

Education

J.D., Quinnipiac University School of Law (Magna Cum Laude/Dean Scholar/Law Review)

B.A., Salisbury University

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation

The international litigation practice at New York-based Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC is noted for its ‘people, expertise, and knowledge’, and is adept at handling complex matters for leading clients in both state and federal courts, as well as those spanning jurisdictions. Alexander Pencu is commended by one client for being ‘highly experienced, absolutely global, open-minded, and flexible’. Christopher J. Major and Kathryn Matthews both lead the team with Pencu, bringing a range of experience across financial services, bankruptcy, and business tort-linked disputes. Michael Sloan is noted for his ‘brilliant mind’ and ability to use his ‘deep knowledge of the law and adapt it to the given facts’, with Marina Tarasova  noted as a practitioner with ‘extraordinary attention to detail’.