Chris Jernigan focuses his practice on commercial litigation matters. Before joining the firm, Chris worked as a risk and financial advisory analyst at a Big Four firm, where he provided portfolio valuation services for leading insurance and private equity firms exceeding $500 billion in assets.
During law school, Chris served as a research assistant analyzing courts’ interpretation of aiding and abetting liability and scheme liability under Rule 10b-5 since Sec. & Exch. Comm’n. v. Lorenzo. He also collected data from SEC filings and other public releases to assess the enforceability of ESG-branded investment products, experience that sharpened his ability to analyze complex securities law issues.
While earning his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, Chris was a senior articles review editor for the Virginia Law & Business Review and vice president of research for Rivanna Investments, an investment management organization.