Christopher Phipps Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

• Represents 2000+ clients in bankruptcy proceedings across the country
• Prepares motions and objections in connection with said bankruptcies, including managing relevant subpoenas, discovery and settlement agreements
• Handled client interviews and discovery responses in numerous cases, including bankruptcies and personal injury cases
• Represents secured and judgment creditors on Official Creditors Committees in Chapter 11 bankruptcies
• Revised and negotiated changes to reorganization plan in multi-billion dollar Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
• Responsible for monitoring and coordinating responses to legislative developments

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research and prepared action memoranda for the Office of Civil Enforcement – Air Division
• Drafted notices of violations and enforcement actions of Clean Air Act provisions and relevant regulations
• Drafted responses to Freedom of Information Act requests
• Assisted in the rulemaking process to produce new regulations to enforce the CAA
• Catalogued and summarized comments to the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)
• Reviewed complaints, agency final actions and settlement agreements

• Conducted prior art searches for potentially patentable technologies developed by Michigan State University using programs such as Innography
• Helped formulate preliminary patentability opinions, and identify problems with the prior art
• Determined the marketability of various inventions, including potential licensing agreements
• Drafted non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for inventors and interested parties