Christopher D. Mannion

Overview

Chris Mannion litigates commercial, labor, and employment disputes in New York’s state and federal courts.  He represents clients from the initial pleadings stage, to conducting complex discovery, taking and defending party and non-party depositions, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, negotiating case resolutions, and conducting jury and non-jury trials.

Commercial Litigation. Chris’s commercial litigation practice involves representing individuals and business entities, as plaintiffs and defendants, in a wide range of commercial disputes, including cases involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, business interference, and fraudulent transfers/voidable transactions. Chris also defends corporations in qui tam actions brought under the New York False Claims Act and has experience handling matters involving trade secrets and restrictive covenants.

Employment Litigation and Advising. Chris represents corporations and individuals in ERISA and FLSA/NYLL wage and hour disputes in federal courts and arbitrations. Chris has also successfully guided clients through workforce reductions by assisting them in complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”) and state specific WARN Act requirements.

Clients rely upon Chris for his skill, creativity, and judgment to bring matters to a successful and efficient resolution.

Representative Matters

• Alejandro v. Faugno (Index No. 809353/2021E): Obtained a defense verdict following a two-week jury trial in Bronx County Supreme Court on behalf of a franchisee of a publicly traded national tool distributor in a negligence action. Plaintiff asked the jury for an eight-figure verdict and, following 40 minutes of deliberations, the jury returned a defense verdict in favor of the client. 
• General Motors LLC v. Foy (Index No. 500260/2025): Successfully argued to vacate an arbitration award under CPLR § 7511 on behalf of a multinational automotive manufacturer.
• Hoppe v. JAL Equity Corp. et al. (Index No. 654383/2025): Part of an Eckert Seamans litigation team that successfully opposed a motion for summary judgment in lieu of a complaint under CPLR § 3213 on behalf of a private equity firm. The Eckert Seamans team was able to demonstrate triable issues of fact as to whether the seller of the client’s recently acquired company fraudulently induced the client to purchase the company.
• Obtained favorable results for several participating employers under a New Jersey-based employee benefit plan at arbitrations for delinquent benefit plan contributions under ERISA.