Education
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George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1995
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Cornell University, B.A., 1991
Bar Admissions
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District of Columbia
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New Jersey
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New York
Court Admissions
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th, 7th and 11th Circuits
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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Awards and Honors
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Christina Guerola Sarchio has received national recognition for both her legal skills and business acumen. Ms. Sarchio, co-chair of the firm's government investigations and litigation practice group, concentrates her practice on commercial litigation, antitrust, and white collar criminal defense matters. She has significant trial experience in federal and state courts, and has represented Fortune 500 and other clients in both criminal and civil litigation, including class actions. Ms. Sarchio’s cases have involved antitrust, contract, business tort, employment, intellectual property, environmental, and franchise/dealer issues. Her representation spans several industries, including oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and consumer products. Ms. Sarchio also serves on the national roster for the American Arbitration Association.
Ms. Sarchio has received a number of awards and been featured in numerous publications for her legal prowess. In 2008, Hispanic Business Magazine selected her as one of “Twenty Elite Women,” and she received George Washington Law School’s prestigious Belva Lockwood Woman of the Year Award. Washington Business Journal named Ms. Sarchio a 2007 Top Washington Lawyer in the “Young Guns” category, and she was chosen as one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” in the country by Hispanic Business magazine in 2006.
She serves as the immediate past Vice President for External Affairs for the Hispanic National Bar Association and is a past President of the Hispanic Bar Association of DC, which received the Hispanic National Bar Association’s “Best Affiliate of the Year” award in 2006 under her leadership. Ms. Sarchio received the 2008 Hispanic Bar Association of DC’s Hugh M. Johnson award for her outstanding contributions to the Hispanic community in the areas of equality, fairness, and social justice.
Ms. Sarchio has taught as an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School and frequently provides on-air legal commentary.
She began her legal career as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and was a partner in the Washington office of Howrey before joining Patton Boggs.
Representative Matters:
- Defending members of Congress under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics.
- Representing several of the nation’s largest propane companies in an antitrust suit against BP.
- Advised R. Allen Stanford in SEC and DOJ actions and argued for his release at detention hearing (U.S. v. Stanford, E.D. Va. (Richmond) June 19, 2009)).
- Lead trial counsel in “infomercial fraud” case for individual facing conspiracy, mail and wire fraud charges and won dismissal after four-week jury trial (United States v. Woolf/Gengler, 2009 U.S. Dist. Lexis 98857 (E.D. Va. 2009)).
- Lead trial counsel for ExxonMobil in commercial dispute, and won after bench trial (Santiago-Sepulveda, et. al. v. Esso Standard Oil Co., Inc. et al., 582 F. Supp. 2d 154 (D. Pr. 2008)).
- Defeated class certification for consumer products manufacturer in New Jersey action alleging consumer fraud and false advertising for one of its biggest selling over-the-counter products.
Professional Affiliations:
Past Vice President for External Affairs and Member of the Board of Directors, Hispanic National Bar Association
Past President, Hispanic Bar Association of DC
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
The District of Columbia Bar Board of Governors
LatinoJustice/PRLDEF Board of Directors
Stuyvesant High School National Advisory Board
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