At Leung Law, we are dedicated to advancing justice and social change through advocacy, community engagement, and strategic litigation.
Some of the organizations and clients that the firm’s founder Christopher Leung has represented or partnered with include:
African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council
American Medical Association
National Medical Association
Action on Smoking & Health
Public Health Law Center
Mobilization for Justice
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
National Employment Lawyers Association / New York
National Whistleblower Center
Towards Justice
The Sierra Club
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ABOUT
Christopher Leung is an seasoned litigator and trial attorney working to protect the public interest.
His specialties include complex litigation and class actions, aimed at protecting workers, whistleblowers, consumers, and the public health.
Before founding his own firm, Christopher was an equity partner at a New York litigation boutique, where he successfully brought ground-breaking litigation against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, which required the agency to take the first step towards banning menthol cigarettes. He also defended the State of New Mexico in a high-stakes arbitration involving tens of millions of dollars against Big Tobacco, and led cases to protect the rights of whistleblowers and consumers.
For many years, Christopher served as Special Counsel and an Assistant Attorney General to the New York State Attorney General’s Office. His work there included successfully defending 30 State Attorneys General from alleged violations of federal antitrust laws and the dormant Commerce Clause; co-leading the New York Attorney General’s multi-state investigation into the drug distributors’ role in contributing to the opioid crisis; and successfully leading New York’s litigation against United Parcel Service for its unlawful delivery of contraband cigarettes. Following a two-week bench trial conducted with the City of New York, his team obtained a combined award of $247 million in damages and penalties—the largest award of its kind received by the Attorney General’s Office at trial.
Christopher has also worked at Earthjustice and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP where he represented national and local environmental organizations, injured employees, and consumers in class action litigation, mass torts, and environmental litigation.
He holds degrees from U.C. Berkeley and U.C. Law San Francisco, served as a law clerk to the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, U.S. District Court Judge ( for the Eastern District of California, and extern to the Honorable James Larson, U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California.
Outside of work, Christopher enjoys camping, cooking, biking, and music.
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
For his work, Christopher has received several honors and recognitions, including the following:
The New York Law Journal’s Distinguished Leader Award
The New York State Attorney General’s Louis J. Lefkowitz Award
Action on Smoking & Health’s Project Sunset Award for Courage in Public Health
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation — an honorary society of attorneys, judges, and scholars whose careers demonstrate outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession
Jasper Liles is a legal analyst working in pursuit of justice.
Jasper graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College in 2023 with dual degrees in Political Science and Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought. During his time at Amherst, Jasper served as Judiciary Chair for the student government and worked as a research assistant on interdisciplinary law and anthropology projects. His background includes experience in the civil rights nonprofit sector and as a legal analyst at a plaintiffs’ boutique in Manhattan, focusing on class action litigation.
Outside of work, Jasper enjoys exploring ethnic grocery stores in Brooklyn and Queens, rock climbing, and working on his novel.
Contact us
Leung Law PLLC
1 Dock 72 Way, 7th Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
T: +1.212.498.8991
chris@impact-lit.com