Christopher J. "Chris" Cormier

Christopher J. "Chris" Cormier


Burns Charest LLP

Recognized since 2020

Washington, District of Columbia

Practice Areas

Litigation - Antitrust

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Chris Cormier is an accomplished lawyer with substantial experience litigating high-stakes antitrust and commercial cases on behalf of plaintiffs. Appointed as lead counsel in multiple nationwide antitrust class actions in the past 15 years, Mr. Cormier served on the trial team that secured the largest price-fixing verdict ever issued, in addition to other favorable verdicts and settlements in federal courts from Kansas City to New York City. The founding partner of the Denver office of Burns Charest LLP, he was one of only two lawyers in Colorado to be named a “Rising Star” in the field of Antitrust Litigation by Super Lawyers/Thomson Reuters (2016 and 2017) and was recognized by Benchmark Plaintiff, the definitive guide to America’s leading plaintiff litigation firms and attorneys, as an Antitrust Litigation Star (2013–2015).

Mr. Cormier received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia. He later attended American University Washington College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is licensed to practice in all Colorado state and federal courts, the United States Supreme Court, as well as other state and federal district courts across the nation.

Location
  • 4725 Wisconsin Avenue,NW, Suite 200
    Washington, DC 20016
Education
  • American University Washington College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, graduated 2002
  • University of Virginia, B.A., graduated 1999
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia, 2002
  • Colorado, 2014
Affiliations
  • District of Columbia Bar Association - Member
  • Colorado Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Denver Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Colorado state and federal courts
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for Kansas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Burns Charest LLP
Washington, District of Columbia

5 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Antitrust
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, Antitrust Litigation, 2021-2025
  • 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers by Lawdragon, 2021-2024
  • 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers by Lawdragon, 2021-2024

  • Global Competitions Review's Who's Who Legal: Competition/Plaintiff-Thought Leader, 2023
  • Global Competitions Review's Who's Who Legal: Competition, 2020-2022

  • Recognized for a Top 100 Verdict in the nation by the National Law Journal, 2022

  • Colorado Rising Stars in Antitrust Litigation by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2017
  • Litigation Star by Benchmark Plaintiff for Antitrust Litigation, 2013–2015
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation

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