Christina Vitale
Practice Areas
Experience
- Banking Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Class Action
- Healthcare Litigation
- Product Liability
Biography
Christina Vitale is a partner in the Investigations & Trial & Appellate Litigation sections of Jackson Walker’s Houston office, where she represents clients in investigations and before state and federal courts. Christina offers sophisticated complex investigations and commercial litigation experience related to civil, criminal, multi-state litigation, multi-district litigation, and class action litigation. She also handles a broad range of compliance issues and investigation matters, including:
- Sexual abuse and other complex criminal allegations (e.g., co-led the independent investigation of Oklahoma death penalty case State v. Glossip)
- Unfair business practices and deceptive trade practices claims and litigation for pharmaceutical, financial services companies, credit reporting agencies, life sciences, and pharmaceutical companies
- Construction disputes including litigation and arbitration
- Internal compliance auditing for consumer defense and bankruptcy issues
- White collar criminal defense concerning wire fraud and Medicare fraud claims
- Trials including fact and expert pre-trial discovery
- Open Record Requests/FOIA requests
Prior to Jackson Walker, Christina practiced life sciences, financial services, and class action litigation at an international law firm.
Education
B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, University of Arizona
J.D., summa cum laude, American University Washington College of Law
- Order of the Coif
Bar Admissions
Texas
Arizona
District of Columbia
Court Admissions
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Areas of Focus
- Investigations – internal and external, civil and criminal (e.g., co-led the independent investigation of Oklahoma death penalty case State v. Glossip, which was recently vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court and remanded for a new trial)
- Complex commercial litigation
- Class actions
- Internal and external investigations
- Life sciences and health litigation
- Pharmaceutical litigation
- Products liability litigation
- Trials
- Banking and financial services litigation and enforcement actions
- Consumer credit actions
Christina undertakes complex investigations, both internally and externally, for clients, litigates complex matters and class actions before U.S. state and federal courts, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and financial services, investigations, banking enforcement actions, and consumer protection issues. She also represents clients before federal and state regulatory agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller, and state attorneys general. Christina offers experience handling complex and sensitive investigations (both internal and external), sexual abuse allegations and misconduct, consumer protection and unfair business and deceptive trade practices; healthcare and life sciences product liability litigation; bankruptcy-related litigation and claims issues; forensic accounting issues; the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; the Fair Credit Reporting Act; state unfair competition and deceptive trade practices laws; public nuisance and product liability issues; as well as the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2023-2026
- Speaker, “The Immense Costs of Mistakes: Learning from State v. Glossip,” Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee (October 2025)
- Speaker, “So sue me: How to tactically defend against consumer class actions,” Retail Law Conference presented by Retail Litigation Center/Retail Industry Leaders Association (October 2017)
- Co-Author, “Making Sense Of 9th Circ. Spokeo Decision On Remand,” Law360 (September 2017)
- Co-Author, “CFPB Offers Guidance on Deferred-Interest Programs and Disclosures,” National Law Review (July 2017)
- Co-Author, “How FERC Is Fueling New Merchant Transmission Projects,” Law360 (February 2013)
- Co-Author, “Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Refines Priority Rights to Participant-Funded Transmission,” National Law Review (January 2013)
- Co-Author, “FERC Denies Market-Based Rate Application,” National Law Review (May 2012)
Jackson Walker’s Christina Vitale Testifies Before Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee on Detecting and Correcting Errors in Criminal Justice
On October 1, 2025, Oklahoma state senators convened an interim study to examine practical ways to modernize the state’s criminal justice system, with a particular focus on implementing efficient mechanisms to detect and correct errors. The study, held before the Senate Public Safety Committee, centered on policy and process improvements that could reduce unnecessary costs without compromising public safety or due process.
Mentions • October 8, 2025
Jackson Walker Congratulates 36 Attorneys Named Among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America for 2026
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 36 attorneys to Lawdragon’s 2026 list of the 500 leading litigators in America. This is Lawdragon’s fourth edition of its leading litigators list, recognizing some of America’s top litigation talent.
Attorney News • September 5, 2025
Jackson Walker Congratulates 36 Attorneys Named Among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 36 attorneys to Lawdragon’s 2025 list of the 500 leading litigators in America. The third edition of this list recognizes America’s top talent in antitrust, financial and securities litigation, intellectual property, commercial litigation, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, cybersecurity, and white collar and investigations.
Attorney News • September 9, 2024
Jackson Walker Welcomes Christina Vitale to Houston Litigation Group
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the arrival of Christina Vitale as a partner in the Houston office. Joining our Trial & Appellate Litigation practice, Christina will focus on complex commercial litigation, class actions, investigations, and regulatory matters.
Attorney News • June 7, 2022
Practice Experience
Areas of Focus
- Investigations – internal and external, civil and criminal (e.g., co-led the independent investigation of Oklahoma death penalty case State v. Glossip, which was recently vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court and remanded for a new trial)
- Complex commercial litigation
- Class actions
- Internal and external investigations
- Life sciences and health litigation
- Pharmaceutical litigation
- Products liability litigation
- Trials
- Banking and financial services litigation and enforcement actions
- Consumer credit actions
Christina undertakes complex investigations, both internally and externally, for clients, litigates complex matters and class actions before U.S. state and federal courts, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and financial services, investigations, banking enforcement actions, and consumer protection issues. She also represents clients before federal and state regulatory agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller, and state attorneys general. Christina offers experience handling complex and sensitive investigations (both internal and external), sexual abuse allegations and misconduct, consumer protection and unfair business and deceptive trade practices; healthcare and life sciences product liability litigation; bankruptcy-related litigation and claims issues; forensic accounting issues; the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; the Fair Credit Reporting Act; state unfair competition and deceptive trade practices laws; public nuisance and product liability issues; as well as the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Recognition & Accolades
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2023-2026
Publications & Speeches
- Speaker, “The Immense Costs of Mistakes: Learning from State v. Glossip,” Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee (October 2025)
- Speaker, “So sue me: How to tactically defend against consumer class actions,” Retail Law Conference presented by Retail Litigation Center/Retail Industry Leaders Association (October 2017)
- Co-Author, “Making Sense Of 9th Circ. Spokeo Decision On Remand,” Law360 (September 2017)
- Co-Author, “CFPB Offers Guidance on Deferred-Interest Programs and Disclosures,” National Law Review (July 2017)
- Co-Author, “How FERC Is Fueling New Merchant Transmission Projects,” Law360 (February 2013)
- Co-Author, “Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Refines Priority Rights to Participant-Funded Transmission,” National Law Review (January 2013)
- Co-Author, “FERC Denies Market-Based Rate Application,” National Law Review (May 2012)