About the Authors

Christopher D. Sullivan is a partner in McGrane Greenfield LLP, with over fifteen years of experience with complex multi-party litigation, primarily in federal courts. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts , Amherst in 1985, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of California , Hastings School of Law in 1990, magna cum laude, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Hastings Law Journal. Mr. Sullivan clerked for the Honorable Melvin J. Brunetti of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and taught Legal Writing and Research at Stanford Law School , before joining the firm of Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller in 1992 and becoming a partner in 1997. Mr. Sullivan's practice focuses on high stakes commercial litigation, corporate and partnership disputes, and bankruptcy-related litigation. He is admitted to practice before the California State Courts and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California . Mr. Sullivan is Vice President of the Federal Bar Association for the Northern District of California and a court appointed mediator in the Northern District of California’s ADR program.