Christopher Lynch

Christopher L. Lynch

Partner

Chris Lynch helps businesses navigate complex litigation matters and insurance recovery disputes. A pragmatic counselor and advocate, Chris leverages over 20 years of experience as a commercial litigator to help clients find effective and efficient resolutions to contested insurance claims, construction disputes, lender/guarantor disputes, real estate issues, bankruptcy-related disputes, securities issues, and other business disputes. 

Chris has helped business policyholders in a wide variety of industries recover millions in insurance proceeds to cover underlying defense costs, damages, settlements, and first-party losses. Chris also advises policyholder clients on directors and officers liability coverage, excess liability coverage, crime coverage, products liability coverage, commercial general liability coverage, and property and income coverage.

In addition to insurance matters, Chris also helps businesses facing contract and other commercial disputes involving insurance brokerage, construction, banking and finance, real estate, supply and distribution relationships, life sciences, agribusiness, transportation, and employment matters.

Chris is appreciated by clients and colleagues alike for the thoroughness of his case analysis and assessment. He provides honest evaluations of each client’s position and works with them to develop a resolution strategy that best suits their needs. A respected thought leader in the field, Chris is a frequent author and presenter on commercial insurance and litigation topics. 

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I leverage the insight gained through two decades of experience litigating against insurance companies to help businesses recover the insurance proceeds they’re entitled to.”
Credentials

Education

  • University of Minnesota, B.A., journalism, 1995, magna cum laude
  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1998, National Moot Court competition team, Order of the Coif, Minnesota Justice Foundation

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Clerkships

  • HonorableJames Gilbert, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998 - 1999
  • HonorablePaul Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998 - 1999
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