Overview
Christian Adriatico is special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.
Areas of Practice
Christian is an experienced first-chair trial attorney and commercial litigator focusing on healthcare-related disputes in federal and state court and investigations. He has represented health plans, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance companies in all stages of litigation.
Before joining Sheppard Mullin, Christian served as a prosecutor for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office where he first-chaired multiple jury trials and preliminary hearings involving general crimes, narcotics, healthcare fraud, and vehicular homicide. He was also a member of the Insurance Fraud Unit, where he prosecuted complex financial crimes aimed at defrauding insurance companies and government agencies.
Education
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2017
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
Clerkships
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
- Extern for the Honorable Goodwin Liu, Supreme Court of California.
Admissions
- California
- Texas