Chris Lam

Litigation

Partner

Chris Lam is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer who helps clients protect their business interests in disputes related to contracts, business torts, product liability, earn-outs, trade secrets, non-competes, LLCs and partnerships, defamation, motorsports, and private equity investments. He is lead North America product liability counsel for a Fortune 200 manufacturer and regularly represents public corporations, middle market companies, start-up businesses and individuals in state and federal courts across the country, including the North Carolina Business Court. Clients praise Chris for his “client-focused, personable, and effective” approach (Chambers USA 2020). Chris also regularly counsels his clients in business issues and contract drafting and negotiation. His clients rely on him for effective and efficient resolution of a range of legal needs, including employment law, real estate, corporate, and tax matters. He has been recognized in numerous leading attorney directories, including The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, Legal Elite, and Benchmark Litigation. Chris previously served as managing partner of Bradley’s Charlotte office and is a leader in several professional and civic organizations. He is a past president of the Mecklenburg County Bar and is past co-chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Administration of Justice Committee. Additionally, Chris is a past chair of the Business Litigation Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), an invitation-only, peer-reviewed organization of approximately 2,500 attorneys from more than 50 countries around the world. Finally, he is a trustee of North Carolina Humanities and previously served on the Board of Visitors for Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.

Duke University

Sanford School of Public Policy Board of Visitors, 2013-2021

Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee, 2003-2018

Duke Engage Charlotte Steering Committee, 2012-2016

Board of Trustees, 1998-2001

Mecklenburg County Bar

President, 2019-2020

President-Elect, 2018-2019

Vice President, 2017-2018

Secretary, 2015-2017

Executive Committee, 2015-2021

International Association of Defense Counsel

Engagement & Retention Committee, Chair, 2019-present

Business Litigation Committee, Chair, 2016-2018; Programming Vice Chair, 2014-2016

2022 Annual Meeting CLE Committee, Chair 2023 Convention Chair

North Carolina State Chair, 2019-present

First Timers Chair, 2019

ADR Committee, Membership Vice Chair, 2013-2016

Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Access to Justice Campaign, Chairman, 2020-2021

North Carolina Bar Association, Judicial Independence and Integrity Committee, 2019-2020

Legal Services of Southern Piedmont Board of Directors, 2008-2014

North Carolina Bar Foundation’s Administration of Justice Committee, 2010-2017; Committee Chair, 2013-2015, 2017-2018

North Carolina Courts Commission, 2014-2016

North Carolina Humanities, Board of Trustees, 2019-2022

North Carolina State Board of Law Examiners Bar Candidate Committee, 2003-2021

North Carolina Motorsports Association, Legal Adviser, 2007-2016

North Carolina Bar Association, Litigation Section

CLE Committee, Chair, 2009; Vice Chair, 2008

Covenant Presbyterian Church

 Elder, 2014-2016

 Personnel Committee, 2010-2016; Chair, 2014-2016

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 2002, Chancellors Scholar Duke University, B.A., 1998, Benjamin N. Duke Scholar; Harry S. Truman Scholar