Christopher S. Ruhland is a trial lawyer who represents clients in business disputes and intellectual property matters. Mr. Ruhland formerly was in-house counsel at The Walt Disney Company, and in private practice he has represented leading media and entertainment companies such as Disney, ESPN, Fox, Sony, MGM, the Blu-ray Disc Association and Investor’s Business Daily. He also has significant experience in the financial, technology, transportation and healthcare industries. Mr. Ruhland has represented clients in trial and appellate courts throughout the country.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Ruhland was a litigation partner at a large international law firm.
Education
University of California, Irvine, B.A., 1991, Cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society)
University of California Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 1994, Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
California
Publications and Lectures
Mr. Ruhland is a frequent author and speaker on intellectual property and civil litigation topics and has presented before the International Trademark Association and the United States Copyright Society. He has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, Bloomberg and CNET.
His recent publications and lectures include“3 Myths of In-House Attorney-Client Privilege,”
Law360 (May 2010), “Trade Secret Practice in California,”
CEB (March 2011), and “Strategies For Defending Against Trade Secret Suits,”
Law360 (September 2011).