Christopher D. Barraza

About Christopher D. Barraza

Trial proven, first-chair litigator. Broad subject matter expertise, including product liability, mass torts, False Claims Act, admiralty, deceptive trade practices litigation, and FSIA.I have represented clients across the spectrum of industry, including: automotive, body armor, chemical, financial services, Fintech, manufacturing, marine shipping and towing, materials science, mining, and oil and gas. In addition, I have represented a foreign sovereign and its national railway.I have particular expertise advising and representing entities in and adjacent to the body armor industry, including fiber makers, weavers, vest designers, ballistic labs, and body armor manufacturers. I am intimately familiar with and knowledgeable about the different materials used to make body armor systems (e.g, para-Aramid, UHMWPE, woven, UD, composites), and I have a deep understanding of the NIJ regulatory framework, including the 0101.07 standard.I am admitted to practice in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, New York, E.D.N.Y, S.D.N.Y, N.D.N.Y, D. Conn, D.D.C, D.C. Cir, E.D. Mich, W.D. Mich, and SCOTUS.

Experience

1. Partner

   Dorsey & Whitney LLP

   Apr 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Georgetown Law

  JD, Cum Laude

  2003 — 2006

• Georgetown University

  BS, Cum Laude, French Language and Literature

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Uniform Commercial Code
• International Arbitration
• False Claims
• Courts
• Legal Advice
• Crisis Management
• Expert Witness
• Internal Investigations
• Corporate Law
• Dispute
• Defense
• Ballistics
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Discovery
• Depositions
• Civil Litigation
• Legal Research
• Torts
• Class Actions
• Product Liability
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Trials
• Dispute Resolution
• Government Investigations