Christopher Murray

Chris Murray is Co-Chair of Ogletree's Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group. In this role, he assists attorneys throughout the firm and clients nationwide to create, roll out, and enforce effective employment arbitration agreements and other ADR programs. Chris has extensive experience with class/collective action waivers in employment arbitration. He was part of the Ogletree team that successfully defended the use of such waivers in the Fifth Circuit’s landmark decision in D.R. Horton, Inc. v. N.L.R.B. Chris assists clients and the Firm’s attorneys to draft or revise arbitration programs focused on a client’s specific needs and goals and in light of changing law and evolving best practices.Chris also assists employers in addressing a wide variety of employment issues. He advises companies and other organizations on compliance issues, helping clients understand what the law requires and how it applies to their circumstances. He collaborates with clients to develop effective policies and procedures and works with management in handling day-to-day employment and personnel matters. Chris devotes a substantial portion of his practice to representing clients in litigation and administrative proceedings. He regularly defends employers in single-plaintiff matters in court and arbitration. He has significant experience defending class and collective actions and has obtained decertification of two nationwide collective actions with thousands of opt-ins. He also regularly handles appeals in state and federal Courts. Chris has argued in the Second, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits. He has also prepared amicus briefs on behalf of employer organizations in multiple Supreme Court cases.Chris’s practice includes drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants. He represents clients in matters involving confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreements and leads efforts to recover misappropriated documents and data.