At PierFerd, Chris leads the firm’s strategic marketing, communications, and business development efforts, helping articulate and amplify a business model that delivers cost-efficient, tech-enabled legal solutions. He brings a data-driven mindset to pricing and client engagement, and has a particular interest in leveraging AI, analytics, and client feedback to create scalable, client-first strategies. Throughout his career, Chris is known for building high-performing teams, translating complex data into clear strategy, and helping legal organizations evolve in step with client expectations and business realities.

Prior to joining PierFerd, Chris was VP of Legal Operations at UnitedLex, where he managed a global team and advised Fortune 500 companies on legal spend management, outside counsel strategy, and post-merger legal integration, earning recognition as a 2025 ACC Value Champion. He previously served as Global Director of Outside Counsel Management at Citi, where he designed legal pricing programs, led global RFPs, and implemented outside counsel terms and billing guidelines across groups of firms. Chris began his legal career as an attorney at Reed Smith, where he spent a decade, and later took on leadership roles in legal operations and business development for the firm.

In addition to his operational experience, Chris is a qualified attorney and member of the Pennsylvania Bar and the New Jersey State Bar. Chris holds a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Marketing and Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from The James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University.