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Christopher D. Warren
PartnerBiography
Christopher D. Warren is a Partner in Scarinci Hollenbeck’s Litigation group. His practice centers on complex commercial disputes, including shareholder and partnership conflicts, business-dissolution (“business divorce”) matters, breach-of-fiduciary-duty and accounting claims, business-to-business contract litigation, and targeted real-estate disputes involving condominium-association fiduciary-duty claims and governance matters. He represents clients in New York and New Jersey state and federal courts and in arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA), JAMS, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Mr. Warren also represents and advises individuals and businesses in securities and regulatory matters before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state Attorneys General, including subpoena strategy and responses and Wells submissions. He represents broker-dealers and registered representatives in FINRA proceedings, including Rule 8210 inquiries, on-the-record (OTR) testimony, and AWC negotiations.
Mr. Warren serves on the New Jersey Supreme Court District VI Ethics Committee (2025–2029) and is currently pursuing advanced certifications in AI governance and data privacy, including AIGP, CIPP/US, and ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems) credentials.
Beyond his litigation practice, Mr. Warren is an active thought leader in legal technology, focusing on AI governance, data privacy, and ethical compliance for the modern practice of law. He regularly publishes on his blog, the Moral Machine, about translating guidance into practical, defensible compliance frameworks that can help firms meet ethical obligations, including competence, diligence, confidentiality and privilege, communication, supervision, and candor, while deploying AI safely for clients.
His work addresses critical challenges, and quickly moving goalposts, facing today’s legal practitioners and business owners, particularly the need for clear, actionable guidance in navigating emerging technologies while maintaining the highest ethical and privacy standards in client service.
Before joining Scarinci Hollenbeck in 2024, Mr. Warren founded and managed a boutique New York City law firm. A former licensed securities professional and real estate entrepreneur, he brings a pragmatic, business-minded approach to litigation and client counseling.
Clients rely on Mr. Warren for direct, practical advocacy, clear strategy, disciplined execution, and business-focused solutions, grounded in close collaboration, cost discipline, and informed risk assessment across court and arbitration forums.
Mr. Warren’s views on Moral Machine are his own and do not reflect those of the NJ Supreme Court Attorney Ethics Committee (District VI).
Representative Matters
1. Shareholder, Partnership & Business Divorce
United States and International Jurisdictions- Closely Held Companies – Governance and Fiduciary-Duty Disputes
Represented shareholders and partners in governance, accounting, valuation, and fiduciary-duty disputes before New York and New Jersey courts. - Billion-Dollar Corporation – Shareholder Separation and Arbitration
Represented a shareholder of a billion-dollar firm in separation negotiations and arbitration regarding buyout terms, restrictive covenants, and valuation disputes. - Law-Firm Dissolutions – Negotiated Separations and Accounting
Handled law-firm dissolution matters involving case-inventory valuation, injunctive relief, and multi-million-dollar recoveries. - Minority LLC Members – Judicial Dissolution and Asset Recovery
Represented frozen-out members of a closely held real-estate company seeking judicial dissolution and recovery of misappropriated assets. - Private-Equity Partner – Equity Compensation Dispute
Represented a private-equity partner asserting entitlement to 33% equity arising from multiple transactions.
2. Commercial and Business Contract Litigation
United States and Cross-Border- B2B Contract Disputes – Supply and Service Agreements
Handled complex B2B contract disputes involving supply and service agreements, indemnification obligations, and confidentiality clauses. - Securities-Fraud Litigation – Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement
Secured multi-million-dollar settlement for a nationwide distribution company in securities-fraud litigation against a publicly traded firm. - Cross-Border Financial Transactions – Nine-Figure Claims
Represented a financial-services company in multi-jurisdiction litigation over nine-figure transactions, coordinating strategy across multiple forums.
3. Securities, SEC and State AG, and FINRA
United States- SEC and FINRA Investigations – Compliance and Defense
Represented financial-services firms in SEC inquiries and FINRA proceedings, including Wells submissions and enforcement defense. - Registered Advisers – Regulatory Defense and Counseling
Defended registered investment advisers and brokers in audits, investigations, and compliance matters, including Rule 8210 responses. - Investment Advisory Firm – Restrictive Covenant Enforcement
Represented a registered investment advisory firm enforcing client-solicitation and employee-raiding restrictions. - Shareholder Fraud – Reverse Merger Litigation
Represented shareholders defrauded in a reverse-merger and private-placement scheme involving a NASDAQ-listed company.
4. Real Estate and Condominium Association
New York and New Jersey- Condominium Governance – Fiduciary-Duty and Access Claims
Represented condominium associations and property owners in governance, fiduciary-duty, and access disputes.
5. Arbitration, Cross-Border, and Digital Assets
International and Multi-Jurisdictional Matters- Multinational Arbitration – Fiduciary and Fraud Claims
Represented claimant in arbitration against a multinational corporation involving fiduciary breach and fraudulent inducement. - Commercial Arbitration – AAA, JAMS, and FINRA Proceedings
Represented parties in complex commercial, securities, and real-estate arbitration across major forums - Cryptocurrency Platform – Regulatory and Investigative Support
Advised an international digital-assets company in a multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigation and evidence collection effort.
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