Practice Focus

Christopher Rhee, a partner in the firm’s securities enforcement and litigation practice group, has experience in several high profile securities matters. He has represented corporate officers and directors, corporations, and auditors in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other governmental investigations and in shareholder litigation. He has successfully argued several appeals and motions, in federal and state court.

Prior to joining Arnold & Porter LLP, Mr. Rhee served as a Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, as an Assistant United States Attorney, and as the Special Assistant to Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Mr. Rhee clerked for the Honorable Merrick B. Garland on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, and the Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer on the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

Representative Matters

Securities

• Represented family of mutual funds in federal and state investigations and shareholder litigation regarding market timing and late trading allegations
• Represented former senior officers and directors of corporations in shareholder litigation regarding allegations of stock options backdating
• Represented former senior officer of government-sponsored enterprise in government investigations and shareholder litigation regarding alleged accounting improprieties
• Represented former senior officer of telecommunications company in shareholder litigation and criminal trial of chief executive officer regarding allegations of improper income recognition and insider trading
• Represented investment bank in government investigations regarding pricing of collateralized debt obligations
• Represented former senior officer of health research organization in SEC investigation regarding alleged accounting improprieties

 Other Litigation

• Represented American Bar Association in amicus brief filed with Supreme Court in Second Amendment case District of Columbia v. Heller
• Represented National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in amicus brief filed with Supreme Court in prosecution by Enron Task Force, Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States
• Represented former Attorney General and other former law enforcement officials in amicus briefs filed with Supreme Court in enemy combatant cases Rumsfeld v. Padilla and Padilla v. Hanft
• Represented criminal defendant charged with armed robbery and gun possession in week-long jury trial, resulting in acquittal on all charges
• Represented criminal defendant challenging mandatory minimum sentence in drug possession case before federal appellate court