Proskauer

Christina Maria Assi is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department and a member of the Product Liability and Trials practices. Her practice focuses on high-stakes and complex civil litigation, including product liability, antitrust, and commercial matters. 

Christina has represented leading agrochemical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device manufacturers in connection with complex and multi-plaintiff product liability actions in all phases of litigation, from discovery through trial. She advises domestic and international clients in a range of commercial controversies, including securities litigation and partnership disputes. Christina also counsels clients in connection with requests for information and subpoenas from regulatory authorities. 

Christina has been a key member of trial teams in multiple high-profile cases in state and federal courts throughout the country. Recently, Christina was part of the trial team representing Gilead Sciences, Inc., Gilead Holdings, LLC, and Gilead Sciences, LLC n a $3.6 billion antitrust case on allegations that the pharmaceutical company struck an anticompetitive "pay-for-delay" patent settlement related to two HIV medications. A California federal jury deliberated for two days and delivered a full defense verdict. She was also part of several trial teams representing Monsanto in cases related to the herbicide, Roundup, whereby achieving full defense verdicts on all claims. In late 2022, Christina served as a pro bono prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, prosecuting jury trials as sole or co-lead trial counsel.

Christina maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising civil liberties and anti-hate organizations. She also previously co-chaired the Young Lawyer’s Division of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers in Los Angeles. 

Christina graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown, she served as symposium editor for the Georgetown Environmental Law Review.