Wally Christensen

Wally has more than 30 years of experience handling sophisticated and complex commercial litigation in courts throughout the country. He has been retained by major corporations, numerous law firms, corporate executives, real estate developers, trade associations, and some of the nation's largest insurance companies in disputes involving commercial contracts, business torts, trade secrets, non-compete clauses, employment practices, lender liability, securities law compliance, and insurance coverage issues. He has represented numerous professional athletes in several high-profile proceedings. He also has represented clients in connection with criminal investigations of business activities. Wally recently was recognized in Chambers USA as "an extremely effective trial lawyer" who has gotten "outstanding results" for his clients. He was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2008, and routinely has been selected in the annual publication "Super Lawyers of Washington D.C."
Wally has extensive experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. In addition to serving as an arbitrator, he has successfully represented clients in arbitrations and mediations conducted under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Football League and the NFL Players Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, and various private ADR organizations.
Wally devotes a significant portion of his practice to the representation of liability insurance companies. He provides advice and counsel to major insurers on coverage issues relating to directors and officers liability insurance, professional errors and omissions coverage, employment practices liability, trustee/fiduciary policies, nonprofit/association liability, bankers liability, and fidelity bonds. He has lectured extensively on D&O liability coverage issues and claims arising under the federal securities laws.
In 2008 Wally was appointed as a member of the District of Columbia's Hearing Committee for the Board on Professional Responsibility. He assisted in the establishment, and served on the first Board of Directors, of The Good Samaritan Foundation, a Washington D.C. non-profit organization dedicated to providing training and educational assistance to inner city children.

Wally has more than 30 years of experience handling sophisticated and complex commercial litigation in courts throughout the country. He has been retained by major corporations, numerous law firms, corporate executives, real estate developers, trade associations, and some of the nation's largest insurance companies in disputes involving commercial contracts, business torts, trade secrets, non-compete clauses, employment practices, lender liability, securities law compliance, and insurance coverage issues. He has represented numerous professional athletes in several high-profile proceedings. He also has represented clients in connection with criminal investigations of business activities. Wally recently was recognized in Chambers USA as "an extremely effective trial lawyer" who has gotten "outstanding results" for his clients. He was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2008, and routinely has been selected in the annual publication "Super Lawyers of Washington D.C."

Wally has extensive experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. In addition to serving as an arbitrator, he has successfully represented clients in arbitrations and mediations conducted under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Football League and the NFL Players Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, and various private ADR organizations.

Wally devotes a significant portion of his practice to the representation of liability insurance companies. He provides advice and counsel to major insurers on coverage issues relating to directors and officers liability insurance, professional errors and omissions coverage, employment practices liability, trustee/fiduciary policies, nonprofit/association liability, bankers liability, and fidelity bonds. He has lectured extensively on D&O liability coverage issues and claims arising under the federal securities laws.

In 2008 Wally was appointed as a member of the District of Columbia's Hearing Committee for the Board on Professional Responsibility. He assisted in the establishment, and served on the first Board of Directors, of The Good Samaritan Foundation, a Washington D.C. non-profit organization dedicated to providing training and educational assistance to inner city children.

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