First Admitted: 2017, California

Professional Webpage: https://saverilawfirm.com/attorneys/christopher-young/

Bar/Professional Activity:

State of California
U.S. Court of Appeals – 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court – Central District of California
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court – Northern District of California
U.S. District Court – Southern District of California
American Bar Association: Vice Chair, Trial Practice Committee (2022 – present); Young Lawyer Representative, Competition Torts Committee ( 2021 – 2022); Young Lawyer Representative, Leadership and Diversity Special Operations (2020 – 2021)
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: Education Committee Co-Chair (2024)
Bar Association of San Francisco
California Lawyers Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD (N.D. Cal.) ($604.55 million in settlements)
Jessica Robinson v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc. and Tax Services of America, Inc., No. 2:19-cv-9066 (D. N.J.): $10.8 million settlement (preliminarily approved by Court), 2024

Videos:

Featured in video about the firm’s Capacitors Price-Fixing Antitrust Litigation. Video viewable here about the case, featuring two trials, over 20 defendants, and the challenge of navigating forward during the onslaught of the Covid pandemic. , Public Justice "Trial Lawyer of the Year" finalist award

Representative Clients:

Representing class of direct purchasers of aluminum, tantalum, and film capacitors, In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD (N.D. Cal.)
Representing class of book authors, Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-03223-AMO (N.D. Cal.)
Representing class of artists and stakeholders, Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd., No. 3:23-cv-00201 (N.D. Cal.)
Representing class of individual electronic-gaming consumers, DeMartini v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 3:22-cv-08991 (N.D. Cal.)
Representing class of open-source programmers, Doe 1 v. GitHub, Inc., No. 4:22-cv-06823 (N.D. Cal.)
Representing proposed class of retail investors against Robinhood Markets, Inc. and various brokerages, investment funds, and other co-conspirators who allegedly entered an illegal scheme to shield themselves from massive industry losses they had incurred due to their highly speculative short selling strategies, January 2021 Short Squeeze Antitrust Litigation, No. 21-2989-MDL-Altonaga/Torres (S.D. Fla.)
Representing plaintiffs who work or have worked for Jackson Hewitt and franchise locations of Jackson Hewitt, alleging defendants and other co-conspirators engaged in a conspiracy to not compete for employees and potential employees, Jessica Robinson v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc. and Tax Services of America, Inc., No. 2:19-cv-9066 (D. N.J.)
Representing plaintiff class of Nestlé Waters of North America "Poland Spring" water purchasers, Patane et al. v. Nestle Waters North America, Inc., No. 3:17-CV-01381 (JAM) (D. Conn.)

Pro bono/Community Service:

Volunteering for the Federal Pro Bono Project of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Represented a plaintiff in a lawsuit asserting both federal and state causes of actions against park rangers seeking civil recovery for alleged violations of several of the plaintiff’s constitutional rights by the defendant park rangers.

Honors/Awards:

American Antitrust Institute: Honoree - Antitrust Enforcement Awards for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer (2022), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/christopher-young-wins-outstanding-antitrust-litigation-achievement
Benchmark Litigation: "40 & Under" (2024), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/christopher-young-and-david-seidel-named-to-benchmark-litigations-40-under-list
Best Lawyers: "Ones to Watch in America" (2023-2024), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/six-joseph-saveri-law-firm-llp-attorneys-honored-by-best-lawyers
California Daily Journal: "Top 40 Under 40" Lawyers in California (2023), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/christopher-young-selected-by-california-daily-journal-as-2023-top-40-under-40-lawyer-in-california
California Lawyers Association: "Lawyer to Watch" (2023), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/christopher-young-selected-lawyer-to-watch-by-california-lawyers-association
Lawdragon: "500 X - The Next Generation" (2023), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/christopher-young-and-david-seidel-selected-to-2023-lawdragon-500-x-the-next-generation-guide
Legal 500: "Next Generation Partners" (2024), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-law-firm-llp-highly-ranked-by-the-legal-500-for-2024
National Law Journal: "Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar" (2022), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/christopher-young-selected-to-national-law-journals-rising-stars-of-the-plaintiffs-bar
The Recorder's California Legal Awards."Lawyers on the Fast Track (Under 40" (2022), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/christopher-young-wins-california-legal-award
Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2021-present), https://profiles.superlawyers.com/california/san-francisco/lawyer/christopher-kl-young/4839f38c-38ff-4434-90c4-88a77a110724.html

Educational Background:

UCLA School of Law, J.D. (specialization in International and Comparative Law)
University of Minnesota Law School (first-year coursework), Dean’s List, Dean Distinguished Scholarship, Richardson Scholarship
UCLA, B.A., Economics and Sociology

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Competition: Technological Monopolies, Innovation, and the Personal Freedom to Form Businesses: Like Oil and Water?
"The Open Courts Act: Congress Finally Keeping A-Pacer."
Various speaking engagements regarding the firm's generative artificial intelligence cases
American Bar Association: "How I Learned to Love Pretrial Filings," moderator, March 2023
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: "Implicit Bias: A Practitioner’s Perspective," moderator, January 2023
American Bar Association: "How to Investigate and Litigate Price-Fixing Cases," moderator, July 2022
American Bar Association: "How to Navigate the First Year of Practice," panelist, June 2022
Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice and Diversity Center/Asian Law Alliance/United States District Court for the Northern District of California: "What Can I Do as a Pro Bono Attorney in the Northern District," speaker, April 2021

Christopher K.L. Young