Christine leads the firm’s West Coast practice. Prior to joining the firm, Christine worked as a litigation associate at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe in Seattle, Washington and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in Palo Alto, California.  Christine has significant experience representing clients in complex litigation and state and federal investigations.  Some of her representative engagements have included defending officers and directors in securities fraud actions, representing companies before the Securities and Exchange Commission, representing national banks in public policy litigation, and advising audit firms on issues of auditor liability and state regulation.