Chase Chesser is an associate in Latham & Watkins' Litigation & Trial Department and a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice.
Mr. Chesser is a litigator focused primarily on complex business litigation at both the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts, as well as commercial and corporate disputes in arbitration. Mr. Chesser’s practice covers a broad range of matters, including commercial contracts, securities, accounting, copyrights and trademarks, and employment disputes.
He also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing a client asserting 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims in federal district court and advocating for homeless persons in the Denver area.
Before joining Latham, Mr. Chesser clerked for Judge Edward E. Carnes, of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Mr. Chesser received his JD from The University of Alabama School of Law, graduating magna cum laude and a member of the Order of the Coif. While attending law school, Mr. Chesser served as editor in chief and was voted the Most Outstanding Member of the Alabama Law Review.
Mr. Chesser’s recent experience includes the representation of:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has unsealed an award from an arbitration panel that directs Hewlett Packard Enterprise Inc. to pay US$666 million to Latham client DXC Technology.