Christopher Wilds is Counsel in the firm’s Litigation Department and is quickly establishing himself as a dynamic and sought-after litigator, earning a reputation for his unwavering commitment to clients and sharp strategic instincts in complex commercial disputes. Mr. Wilds represents a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies in the medical device, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, as well as leading technology companies. Mr. Wilds regularly advises clients on important, high-stakes pre-litigation disputes and legal matters, including matters involving intellectual property, television and interactive/new media rights, and business risk management. Beyond his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Wilds represents clients in internal and government investigations. He also serves as a member of the Independent Monitoring Team for the Newark Police Division (“NPD”), responsible for overseeing the City of Newark’s and NPD’s compliance with a Consent Decree entered into with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Mr. Wilds is deeply committed to pro bono work and has a successful track record of representing individuals and organizations in need. Notably, he successfully represented a client appealing a serious criminal conviction before the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division, resulting in the reversal of the client's conviction. He has also represented pro bono clients in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and at the appellate level in the Second Circuit.

Mr. Wilds is heavily involved in the legal community and demonstrates his commitment through leadership roles in the New York City Bar Association. From 2020 to 2023, he chaired the Minorities in the Courts Committee of the New York City Bar Association. He currently co-chairs the Council on the Profession, where he focuses on addressing the most cutting-edge issues impacting the legal profession and leading initiatives aimed at supporting the rule of law and maintaining an independent judiciary.

From 2016 to 2017, Mr. Wilds served as a law clerk to the Hon. Johnnie B. Rawlinson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to that, Mr. Wilds held a Herbert and Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship, focusing on school desegregation litigation at the Legal Defense Fund.

Bar Admissions

• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

• Columbia Law School (J.D., 2015)
  • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • Submissions Editor, Columbia Journal of Race and Law
• Morgan State University (B.A., 2011)

• New York City Bar Association
  • Co-Chair, Council on the Profession (2023 - present)
  • Member, Nominating Committee (2023)
  • Working Group on Racial Equality in Our Courts (2021)
  • Chair, Minorities in the Courts Committee (2020 - 2023)
• Pathfinder, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2020)

• "Insider Trading Safeguards Can Mitigate Sports Betting Risk," Law360 (May 6, 2026)
• "Website Accessibility Litigation Surges in New York as Defendants Refine Early-Stage Strategies," New York Law Journal (February 3, 2026)