Christopher William Mahoney

1985, District of Columbia
2008, Maryland
Maryland Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

of the Litigation Counsel of America. While at the Georgetown University Law Center, he was an Editor of The Tax Lawyer.

Lead defense counsel in multimillion-dollar nationwide class action brought by water treatment facilities in Louisiana and Ohio to recover cost of monitoring and removing chemicals from public water supplies under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Obtained summary judgment for defendant and affirmance on appeal. ~ Trial and appellate counsel for defendant surety in Uniform Commercial Code action brought by chemical company over the efficacy of a sludge de-watering agent. ~Trial counsel in mass tort action brought by New York State and others alleging threat to public health from chemical contamination of groundwater throughout Suffolk County. Obtained judgment for defendant after trial and affirmance on appeal.~ Counsel for former corporate owner of recycling facility in federal action to recover remediation costs. ~ Counsel for municipalities in breach of contract, negligence and fraud actions against design engineers, builders and equipment contractors of defective municipal wastewater treatment facilities. Obtained multimillion-dollar settlements for clients. ~ Defense counsel for wastewater treatment contractor in federal action for breach of surety agreement. ~ Trial counsel for Lebanese company shareholder in federal action against the International Finance Corporation. Obtained judgment finding IFC liable for breaching agreement not to disclose shareholder's efforts to obtain controlling interest in the company. ~ Defense counsel for Branch Banking and Trust Co. in a federal class action alleging that BB&T violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act by not posting notice on its ATMs that non-customers would be charged a fee for use of the ATMs. Obtained an order denying plaintiff's motion for class certification and entering judgment in favor of BB&T on the basis that plaintiff was not an adequate representative of the class and could not state a claim under EFTA because her bank account was not a consumer account as required by the statute. ~ Defense counsel for Graduate School USA in multimillion-dollar class action brought by former students of Southeastern University who alleged that Graduate School USA purchased assets of the university and assumed its liability for fraudulently misrepresenting the nature and quality of its academic programs. Obtained dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's complaint on the basis of corporate successor non-liability. ~ Defense counsel for multiple landowners in eminent domain action brought by District of Columbia to condemn property for use as Washington Nationals baseball stadium. Obtained multimillion-dollar settlements for clients. ~ Counsel for Canadian gaming company in federal action brought against government of Mexico to vacate NAFTA arbitration award. ~ Trial counsel for defendant Merrill Lynch in professional liability and conversion action alleging that Merrill Lynch unlawfully accepted funds for deposit. ~ Counsel for company president in action for breach of shareholder's agreement and breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of funds by company officers. Obtained partial summary judgment and monetary settlement on remaining counts.

Member: American Bar Association (Member: Section on Environment, Energy and Resources; Section on Litigation); District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section on Litigation); Maryland Bar Association.