About
Based in Houston, Christian Ford is a litigation partner at DLA Piper LLP (US) focusing on government investigations, regulatory compliance, and national security matters. He represents U.S. and non-U.S. corporations and individuals. Prior to DLA Piper, he served as a federal prosecutor and senior official in the U.S. Department of Justice, including as a trial attorney in the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section handling cross-border investigations involving sanctions, export controls, trade secrets, money laundering, insider threats, and cyber intrusions. He also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy and as an Associate Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Defense. He is a U.S. Navy SEAL veteran.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
- M.A., University of California at Berkeley
- M.A., Yale University
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley