Christopher Y. L. Yeung

Christopher Yeung is an associate practicing in the areas of Litigation and White Collar Defense & Investigations.

Representative Matters

• Trial counsel in a dispute concerning the ownership of a television network in Ukraine.  After a five-month trial, the court awarded judgments in the clients’ favor.
• Representation of a subsidiary of a Fortune 100 company in a multi-national export controls-related internal investigation.
• Representation of a sports network in a contractual dispute with a cable provider.
• Representation of a senior executive in a securities fraud class action suit in federal court.
• Representation of the co-founder of a private equity firm in obtaining a settlement of his lawsuit and derivative action in Delaware Chancery Court.  The action was settled favorably on the first day of trial after accelerated discovery.
• Representation of a multi-national corporation in an internal investigation of a former employee’s suspected embezzlement of company funds.

Previous Experience

• U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia, Intern (2006-2007)
• U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, Civil Division, Summer Extern (2005)
• Teach For America, English Teacher (2002-2004)
  

Pro Bono

• Successfully briefed and argued an appeal on behalf of an abused wife to defeat a petition filed against her in connection with a custody battle.
• Representation of a plaintiff in a Section 1983 suit alleging violations of his Fourth Amendment rights.
• Advised an environmental not-for-profit in connection with its incorporation and application for tax-exempt status.

Publications and Speeches

• "Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Provisions: Fifth Circuit Narrows Scope, Rejects SEC and District Court Interpretations," Covington Advisory (7/29/2013), Co-Author