1. Christopher S Porrino was born on October 20,1967 and is an American trial lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey from 2016 to 2018.
19 Facts About Christopher Porrino
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Christopher Porrino was born in Teaneck and raised in Fort Lee and Englewood Cliffs.
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Christopher Porrino graduated from Lehigh University and received his JD degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.
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Christopher Porrino is admitted to the bars of the State of New Jersey and the State of New York, and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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Christopher Porrino joined Lowenstein Sandler as a partner in 2004, and served as vice chair of the firm's litigation department, focusing his practice on criminal and civil trials.
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Christopher Porrino held a variety of positions at the State of New Jersey, including Director of the Division of Law from 2012 to 2014, Chief Counsel to Chris Christie from 2014 to 2015, and as the state's Attorney General from 2016 to 2018.
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Christopher Porrino is a crisis manager, having represented numerous private and public companies and individuals in alleged scandals, including Governor Christie during the "Bridgegate" scandal, and currently represents individuals and businesses of all sizes in civil, criminal, and regulatory matters involving securities, consumer fraud, banking, insurance, tax, antitrust, real estate, and the environment.
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Christopher Porrino regularly conducts internal investigations for clients faced with allegations of wrongdoing by insiders.
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Approximately ten months after completing his term as Attorney General in a Republican administration, Christopher Porrino was hired by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in October 2018 to represent his office in connection with an anticipated legislative inquiry of Murphy and his administration.
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The announcement of Christopher Porrino's hiring by the Murphy administration was applauded by legislative leaders who were driving the inquiry.
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Christopher Porrino served as Director of the Division of Law in the Attorney General's Office from February 2012 to January 2014, overseeing a team of 800 state employees, 500 of whom were lawyers.
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From January 2014 through July 2015, Christopher Porrino served as Chief Counsel to the Christie administration.
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Christopher Porrino was involved in the state's controversial ExxonMobil-New Jersey environmental contamination settlement.
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In June 2016, Christopher Porrino was nominated by the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie to be the New Jersey Attorney General, and served as Acting Attorney General until unanimously confirmed by the Senate on August 1,2016.
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Christopher Porrino oversaw the expansion of the state's prescription monitoring program, including the implementation of mandatory PMP look-ups by prescribers and interconnectivity with PMPs from a number of other states.
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Christopher Porrino oversaw the implementation of bail reform in New Jersey.
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Christopher Porrino targeted violent crime in New Jersey, including gun violence, taking almost 5,000 guns out of circulation over a single weekend.
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Christopher Porrino led a multi-department cooperative effort to address critical public safety issues in Trenton, New Jersey.
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In 2016, on the child protection front, Christopher Porrino drafted legislation that strengthened child protection statutes and increased penalties for those engaged in child pornography in New Jersey.