Litigator Christopher T. Zona Joins Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Christopher T. Zona has joined Roseland, NJ-based Mandelbaum Barrett PC as a partner in the firm’s Healthcare Litigation Group, Litigation Department, and White Collar and Criminal Defense Group. He previously was Counsel at Brewer in New York City.

Zona focuses his practice on all facets of litigation, defense and dispute resolution, investigations, and crisis management. A veteran litigator and a seasoned trial attorney, he served as trial counsel in more than 50 trials, including more than 30 jury trials. Zona represents clients in both affirmative and defensive litigation, is well-versed in navigating pre-litigation negotiations and investigations, all facets of litigation, and trial practice, and has assisted clients as appellate counsel in both state and federal appellate courts.

“Chris brings a trial lawyer’s mindset and exceptional trial experience to our growing litigation practice,” noted Steven I. Adler, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, Labor and Employment Law Practice Group and Healthcare Litigation Group.

Before joining Mandelbaum Barrett, Zona was a litigator at two national law firms where he focused his practice on complex commercial litigation in the U.S. (both federal and state court) and abroad, leading and responding to internal investigations, as well as strategic crisis management. He also served as in-house litigation and investigations counsel for UnitedHealthcare, where he oversaw nationwide litigation, led investigations related to the FCA, FCPA, Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and advised business units on risk management issues.

“Chris brings invaluable healthcare litigation experience to our practice, as well as in-house counsel’s business acumen and perspective that will greatly benefit our healthcare clients,” noted Mohamed H. Nabulsi, Co-Chair of the Healthcare Group.

Zona began his career as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force. During his time in uniform, he served as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Area Defense Counsel, and, finally, a Senior Trial Counsel with the elite Special Victims Unit. He has served as lead trial counsel in dozens of criminal trials, prosecuting and defending the Air Force’s most serious and complex felony cases. Zona also represented the Government and individual clients in hundreds of criminal and administrative investigations before he separated from the military as a major-select.

He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Zona received a JD from Washington & Lee University School of Law and a BA in Political Science and History from Union College.

About Mandelbaum Barrett

Mandelbaum Barrett PC is a full-service law firm serving both personal and business clients. Recognized as one of the Northeast region’s premiere full-service law firms by U.S. News & World Report, with nearly 30 practice areas and over 100 attorneys, the firm and its attorneys have been recognized by clients and peers alike in The Best Lawyers in America©, Chambers USA, and New Jersey Super Lawyers. Mandelbaum Barrett is headquartered in Roseland, N.J., with offices in Edison, Eatontown, Elizabeth, and Lyndhurst, New Jersey, as well as New York City, Denver, and Boca Raton, Florida. For more information, visit www.mblawfirm.com.