Christine Zaleski

Christine Zaleski is a versatile litigator who represents clients in complex commercial disputes, with a particular focus on defending technology companies in intellectual property matters. Her practice spans high-stakes contract, unfair competition, copyright, false advertising, and trade libel cases, as well as the defense of professional malpractice and fraud claims. Her matters often involve complex factual records, novel legal issues, and business-critical technology. She has played key roles in securing favorable settlements, narrowing claims on summary judgment, and positioning cases for trial.

Reflecting the breadth of her practice, Christine has defended clients facing significant reputational and financial exposure, including law firms and executives accused of malpractice and related torts. She successfully defended a prominent law firm against malpractice claims brought by investors in a company that was later revealed to be a Ponzi scheme and defended a client in a criminal investigation that resolved favorably before any charges were filed. She also represents biotechnology clients, including early-stage life sciences companies, in disputes arising from complex collaboration and licensing agreements.

Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Christine served as a law clerk to Judge Christopher F. Droney of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She was formerly a litigation associate with a private public interest firm in Boston, where she briefed and argued cases in state and federal court and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is also a former law clerk to Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Christine graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and earned her B.A. in environmental studies, magna cum laude, from Brown University.