Christopher Snow

• Juris Doctor, University of Utah College of Law (2000); Senior Staff Editor, Utah Law Review (1999-2000); Leary Scholar
• Bachelor of Science, Political Science, University of Utah (1996)
• Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University (1995)

• Utah Business Magazine, Utah Legal Elite, Labor & Employment Law (2009-2022)
• Invited to join America’s Top 100 Attorneys®
• Invited to join America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®
• Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, Employment Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, Real Estate (2012)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, Employment Litigation (2008-2023)
• Utah Business Magazine Legal Elite, Business Litigation (2005)

• Judicial Law Clerk, Judge Dee V. Benson, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, District of Utah (2000‑2002)

• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (2002-present)
• Utah State Bar, Labor and Employment Section (2002-present)
• Executive Committee, Utah State Bar, Young Lawyers Division (2006–2008)

• “Sold! Sales Industry Employment Law 101 – Restrictive Covenants and the SRCPA,” Utah State Bar Fall Forum (November 2019)
• “New Tools for a New Era: Sexual Harassment and the #MeToo Movement,” University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law (September 2018)
• “Advanced Employment Law,” National Business Institute (June 2016)
• “Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now,” National Business Institute (May 2014)
• “Buying and Selling a Business in Uncertain Times, Employment Law Issues,” Sterling Education Services, Inc. (March 2014)
• “Human Resource Law From Start to Finish,” National Business Institute (March 2014)
• “Advanced Employment Law,” National Business Institute (June 2013)
• “Employment Laws Made Simple,” National Business Institute (June 2012)
• “Employment Law Beyond the Basic,” Sterling Education Services, Inc. (June 2012)
• “Entrepreneur’s Track,” Westminster University (May 2012)
• “Avoiding Employment Law Pitfalls When Buying or Selling a Business,” Sterling Education Services, Inc. (August 2009)

• “#METOO: How to Create a Safe, Harassment-Free Workplace,” Utah Business Magazine (December 2017)
• “Rookie Mistakes, Five Employment Law Pitfalls for Startups,” Utah Business Magazine, 2015 Legal Resource Guide
• “To Snoop or Not to Snoop? Legal Considerations Under Utah’s Internet Employment Privacy Act,” Utah Bar Journal (May/June 2014)
• “Minimizing Your Company’s eLiability,” The Enterprise: Utah’s Business Journal (April 2012)
• “Religious Rites, Rights, and Wrongs in the Workplace,” The Enterprise Business Journal (July 2011)
• “Recent Changes to Federal Employment Laws Will Affect Utah Companies: Examining the ADA Amendments and New FMLA Regulations,” Utah Bar Journal (March/April 2009)
• “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act,” Business as Usual, Clyde Snow Newsletter (January 2009)
• “ADA Amendments Act of 2008,” Clyde Snow, Business as Usual (February 2009)
• “Harnicher v. University of Utah Medical Center: Fertility Treatment and the Standard Care,” 2 J. L. & Fam. Stud. 63 (2000)
• “Defining the Family: The Family in Transition,” 1 J. L. & Fam. Stud. 287 (1999)

Mr. Snow has successfully defended many of Utah’s well-known companies in individual and class related employment claims. These cases have included non-compete disputes, trade secret misappropriation claims, sexual harassment allegations, discrimination claims, wrongful termination, FLSA, and a variety of other disputes. In addition, Mr. Snows’ clients have enjoyed significant successes prosecuting claims. Mr. Snows’  victories include, among others,

• a $2.5 million summary judgment in favor of a Real Estate Brokerage wrongfully deprived of commissions for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unjust enrichment;
• a $1.9 million class action award against a publicly traded company for violations of the FLSA involving over 150 employees;
• a $900,000 settlement in a discrimination claim on behalf of a medical provider; a $650,000 class action award on behalf of truck drivers;
• a $550,000 settlement award against a Telecommunications company for violating the FLSA, along with numerous other significant recoveries.

Mr. Snow also has commenced a mediation practice, in addition to maintaining his regular law practice, offering his services as a mediator in a variety of business and litigation disputes.

• Utah State Courts
• District of Columbia State Courts
• California State Courts