Christina Snider

Experienced litigator who partners with her clients to deliver results

Christina Snider defends companies in complex business disputes and employment litigation. She vigorously represents her clients in the courtroom, whether by trying cases or securing dismissals through motion practice. Christina prides herself most, however, on partnering deeply with her clients and understanding their business practices so that she can implement strategies tailored to their unique litigation portfolios. 

Christina’s commercial litigation experience ranges from complex contract disputes to consumer class action defense. Her clients have ranged from Fortune 50 corporations to local businesses in various industries and sectors, including:

• Biotechnology
• Defense contracting
• Financial services
• Retail
• Food and beverage
• Public entities

Christina also has extensive experience defending employers in single-plaintiff employment cases, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims. She has brought affirmative trade secrets claims when needed. Additionally, Christina handles numerous PAGA and wage and hour class actions, in which she focuses on narrowing or defeating claims by conducting thorough data analyses and engaging in motion practice.

Christina also provides counseling services to help clients avoid litigation altogether when possible. She has helped various employers comply with California’s leave laws, wage and hour laws, and FEHA. 

• Handles complex business litigation in state and federal court.
• Briefs and argues appeals before the Ninth Circuit and California Courts of Appeal.
• Defends companies against mass and class actions.

• Handled bench and jury trials, and dispositive administrative hearings.
• Successfully defends businesses in complex contract disputes, and single-plaintiff employment and consumer protection disputes.
• Briefed and argued First Amendment retaliation case before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and prevailed on key issues.
• Drafted successful opposition to motion for issue class certification.
• Successfully defended public entity’s claim for subvention before California Court of Appeal.