Christopher Jeu

Christopher F. Jeu is a Senior Counsel at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, where he focuses on complex litigation, including antitrust and class actions. 

From 2016 to 2025, Chris was an Assistant United States Attorney, in which he served as lead counsel for the United States in a wide range of civil cases, including judicial review, Freedom of Information Act, employment, immigration, medical malpractice, and personal injury cases.  From 2020 to 2025. Chris was an AUSA in the Northern District of California.  From 2016 to 2020, he was an AUSA in the District of New Mexico, where his efforts included working with Native American tribes and mass tort litigation arising from a forest fire.  Chris has prevailed in numerous cases on behalf of the United States, federal agencies, and federal employees.  He has also successfully settled numerous cases.  Chris has been recognized for his outstanding work.  His awards include the U.S. Attorney’s Office Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy, for his work before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chris was an Associate and Of Counsel at Morrison & Foerster LLP, where he specialized in patent litigation and other intellectual property cases.

Chris has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers Law School, where he has helped teach Deposition Advocacy.  His pro bono work included volunteering for Legal Aid of San Mateo and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights. 

In addition, Chris serves on the Northern District of California’s ADR Program, where he is a Mediator and an Evaluator for the Early Neutral Evaluation program.

Chris earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, where she served as an Editor of the Yale Law Journal, and he clerked for U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin of the Central District of California.

Honors & Recognitions

U.S. Attorney’s Office Award, Northern District of California (2024), for Excellence in Oral Advocacy, for his work before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. Attorney’s Office Award, Northern District of California (2024), for Outstanding Performance of a Collateral Duty