SERVICES
Litigation, Creditor's Rights, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Lender Liability Defense, Mortgage Fraud Defense, Tort Matters, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Employment, Employment Discrimination

INDUSTRIES
Banking and Financial Institutions

ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania

New Jersey

US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

US District Court for the District of New Jersey

EDUCATION
Tulane Law School, JD, 2006

University of Pennsylvania, B.A., History with Honors, Cum Laude, 2003

CHRISTOPHER L. MCDONALD
Trevose, PA v. +1.215.244.2452 f. +1.215.638.2867
cmcdonald@lammrubenstone.com

Chris McDonald has experience handling a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, including areas involving:

  • financial transactions
  • arbitration and mediation
  • creditor's rights
  • real estate
  • antitrust
  • employment litigation

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Mr. McDonald has handled numerous cases, a sampling of which includes:

  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a participating lender against the lead lender for violations of the participation loan agreement whereby the lead lender excluded the participating lender from any meaningful involvement with the borrower to collect the outstanding amount due.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an auto parts distribution company in a dispute against a competitor over which company owned the intellectual property rights to marketing source codes.
  • Successfully defended mortgage lenders and title companies in mortgage fraud disputes against home sellers who claimed fraud and violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
  • Represented numerous creditors, both individuals and companies, in commercial debt collection matters, including commercial loan workouts.
  • Represented employers in numerous employment and employment discrimination matters.
  • Represented individuals in shareholder derivate suits and fraud matters as a result of the corporation's freezing out of minority shareholders.
  • Represented banks in numerous check fraud cases where the bank was accused of not following proper check cashing procedures pursuant to articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
  • Represented commercial property owners in fraud and negligence disputes stemming from purported defects in the property.