Christian Singewald, a partner at White and Williams LLP, has been named Litigation Department Chair for the firm.
Chris currently serves as the Co-Chair of the firm’s Product Liability Group and is the Managing Partner at the Delaware office. Chris has more than 28 years of experience as lead counsel defending national and international companies in environmental/toxic tort, product liability, professional malpractice, and business/corporate disputes in Delaware Superior Court, the Delaware Court of Chancery and District Court for the District of Delaware.
He has defended manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of automobiles, airplanes, chemicals, drugs, household products, industrial equipment, forestry equipment and medical devices, and has served as national and regional coordinating counsel for companies engaged in mass tort litigation.
Chris is an AV Preeminent® rated attorney by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system and has been named to The Best Lawyers in America® list since 2019 in the practice area of product liability litigation - defendants. He is an active participant in a number of firm committees, including the Executive Committee, Compensation Committee, Lateral Partner Recruitment Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. He is also the member of several legal organizations, including the International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Defense Counsel of Delaware, and the Delaware State Bar Association.
“I am proud of the national reputation of our Litigation Department. Our partners, counsel and associates will continue to drive the growth of our department, provide best practices to our clients and cultivate the future leaders of our Firm. Our Firm’s commitment to excellence is one of the cornerstone foundational pieces of the Litigation Department, and I am humbled, grateful and proud to take on the leadership of our thriving Department,” commented Chris.