Christopher Belter Email & Phone Number

I am a senior trial partner at Goldberg Segalla, where I dedicate my practice to resolving complex commercial, construction, and intellectual property disputes. I have represented clients in courts and arbitration forums in more than a dozen states over the course of my two-decade career, during which I’ve taken more than 100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award. I’m the Chair of Goldberg Segalla’s Business and Commercial Practice Group, a team of 50-plus lawyers practicing throughout the firm’s offices in the U.S. and the U.K., and Chair of its 40-member Construction Practice Group.In the commercial litigation arena, for which my team and I are recognized in the Chambers USA Upstate New York directory, I have achieved successful outcomes for a broad range of companies in complex disputes involving contractual relationships, misappropriation and fraudulent conveyance, commercial leases, licensing, claims of tortious interference, and other issues. I also defend directors and officers in matters involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and bad faith, as well as claims brought by the FDIC and the SEC.With experience handling dozens of cases involving claims of trademark and copyright infringement, I’m particularly adept at helping companies enforce their intellectual property rights and protect their invaluable brands.In construction litigation, an area for which I’m listed in the Best Lawyers in America, I handle breach of contract, delay and acceleration, design and construction defect, performance and payment bond, and other high-value claims for contractors, construction managers, and others in connection with large-scale private and public construction projects. I have extensive experience with complex litigation and alternative dispute resolution involving major solar, wind, and other renewable energy projects.

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  Partner

  Goldberg Segalla Llp

  2001 - Present

  I act as chair of Goldberg Segalla’s Corporate Services and Commercial Litigation practice, as well as the firm’s Construction practice. Having handled numerous trademark and copyright infringement cases, my expertise also extends into our Intellectual Property practice, where I’ve successfully defended and represented high-profile clients. Examples of my experience include: • Defending the manufacturer of one of the world’s most popular sport drinks against a competitor’s $15 million tortious interference claim• Obtaining for an owner of music royalties a rare multimillion-dollar recovery in a complex misappropriation and fraudulent conveyance action that reached across both domestic and foreign jurisdictions• Representing a pipeline contractor in disputes totaling over $100 million involving natural gas pipelines serving the hydrofracking industry• Representing a major tobacco company in a trademark infringement case against sellers of counterfeit cigarettes, resulting in the successful seizure of all counterfeit product, recovery of several hundred thousand dollars in statutory damages, and a permanent injunction