Overview

Chris Mack is a litigation partner in the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Chris’ practice focuses on untangling and resolving complex commercial disputes for clients in a wide variety of industries, including technology, consumer products, life sciences, healthcare and financial services.

He has secured wins for clients across a broad range of disputes, including in product liability and mass tort litigation; consumer class actions; antitrust and unfair competition disputes; trade secret, non-compete and non-solicitation litigation; copyright infringement litigation, trademark infringement and false advertising litigation; shareholder derivative actions and corporate governance litigation; and appellate litigation.

Chris has represented clients in federal and state district and appellate courts, in arbitrations and before administrative tribunals. He has also obtained significant wins and dismissals for clients in multidistrict litigation and coordinated proceedings in both federal and state courts.

In addition to his experience in private practice, Chris has worked for each branch of the federal government, including clerking at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, clerking on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and serving as a judicial extern in federal court. Chris began his legal career clerking at the Utah Court of Appeals.

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Recognition

Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2024–2025

Utah Legal Elite, Up & Coming, 2020

Memberships & Affiliations

Executive Committee Member, Litigation Section, Utah State Bar Association, 2023–Present

J. Reuben Clark Law Society

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2016Utah

Courts

  • United States District Court for the District of Utah

Education

  • University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of LawJ.D.with Honors2016

    William H. Leary Scholar

    Articles Editor, Utah Law Review

    National Moot Court Team, Best Brief at Regional Round, 2016

    Winner and Best Brief, Traynor Moot Court Competition, 2015

  • Utah Valley UniversityB.S., Criminal Justicecum laude2013
    Dean’s List