Christopher "Chris" B. Allen
Counsel
chrisallen@andrewskurth.com
Suite 4200
Houston TX 77002
P: 713.220.3979
Download v-cardChris' practice focuses on commercial and business litigation, with an emphasis on financial institutions. Representing banks and other corporate clients in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration, he has handled cases involving lender liability issues, business torts, fraud, contracts, fiduciary duties and employment matters.
The lender liability issues that Chris has been involved with have included alleged officer misrepresentations regarding loan authority, payment terms, collateral requirements, guarantees, forbearance matters and more. Other issues have included allegations regarding wrongful repossession and/or foreclosure matters, disposition of collateral, collusion with other parties and self-dealing.
Representative Experience
- Represented a banking institution in a multi-million dollar claim regarding the acquisition of one corporate customer of the bank by another corporate customer. Allegation was that the bank was in collusion with the selling corporate customer in order to defraud the buyer. (2006)
- Represented a banking institution in a multi-million dollar claim by a customer alleging self-dealing by the bank in connection with the manipulation of collateral. (2003)
- Represented banking institutions in numerous cases involving forged payees and forged endorsements.
- Represented a banking institution in a multi-million dollar claim alleging wrongful and tortious foreclosure on collateral. (2003)
- Represented a banking institution in a claim by one of its directors alleging a breach of fiduciary duty.
- Represented numerous banking institutions in claims alleging wrongful repossession and commercially unreasonable disposition of collateral.
- Represented banking institution alleging officer misrepresentations regarding loan authority, payment terms and collateral requirements. (2004)
- Represented large international chemical company in a multi-million dollar breach of contract claim. (2005)
- Represented large international construction company in a multi-million dollar breach of contract claim. (2003)
- Represented large international construction company in numerous employment matters.
Professional / Civic Affiliations
Member
- Houston Bar Association
- Texas Association of Bank Counsel
Headline News
- Law firms brace for subprime fallout (pdf) (April 11, 2008)
Practice Areas
Education
- JD, 1972, The University of Texas, Moot Court Board, Member 1971-1972
- BBA, 1968, Texas Tech University, Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma
Admitted
- Texas 1973
- US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
