Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher (Chris) C. Lam, managing partner of the firm’s Charlotte office, has been installed as president-elect of the Mecklenburg County Bar (MCB) for 2018-2019. Mr. Lam will serve as president of the MCB in 2019-2010.

“Chris has been a dedicated leader in the local legal community for quite some time and we congratulate him on his installation as the Mecklenburg County Bar’s president-elect,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Beau Grenier.

A member of Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group, Mr. Lam is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer who helps clients across numerous industries protect their business interests in disputes related to contracts, business torts, product liability, non-competes, trade secrets, defamation, LLCs and partnerships, and private equity investments. He practices in state and federal courts across the country, including the North Carolina Business Court.

Mr. Lam received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.

In addition to the MCB, Mr. Lam’s leadership extends to several other professional and civic organizations. He is co-chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Administration of Justice Committee and chair of the Business Litigation Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), an invitation-only, peer-reviewed organization of approximately 2,500 attorneys from more than 50 countries around the world. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Visitors for Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.

The Mecklenburg County Bar serves the public and its 5,400 members in the greater Charlotte metropolitan legal community, as well as assists the North Carolina State Bar as described by statutory requirements.