Samantha Christensen

Samantha is a member of Stein Mitchell’s Commercial Litigation group. She has extensive experience representing clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters in arbitration and before federal and state courts, including advising companies in non-compete and non-solicitation enforcement, representing a client seeking specific performance of an eight-figure real estate transaction, and defending companies facing wrongful termination actions, breach of contract claims, and other commercial disputes. Samantha has also represented clients in proceedings adverse to the federal government and a civil action commenced under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Samantha’s diverse experience spans all phases of litigation including briefing and motions practice, fact development and investigation, discovery management, depositions, witness preparation, and trial.

Prior to joining Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP, Samantha served as counsel to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, where she advised the Assistant Secretary on significant legal and policy issues including complex statutory and regulatory standards, changes in case law, proposed regulations concerning civil rights compliance, and the conduct of civil rights investigations.

Notre Dame Law School, J.D.

University of Missouri, B.A. English

• Missouri
• District of Columbia
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia

• Patrick K. Donnelly v. ProPharma Group (District of Delaware): Trial counsel for pharmaceutical consulting services company in breach of contract suit brought by a former board member, seeking several million in claimed compensation. Conducted direct examination of two key fact witnesses and, after a four-day jury trial, secured a complete defense verdict.
• Mainsail Parent, LLC (d/b/a Aspirion), et al. v. David Jewell, et al. (Southern District of Florida): Trial counsel for healthcare revenue cycle management company in suit against former employees for breach of nonsolicitation and confidentiality contract obligations and trade secrets theft. Led the successful direct examination of the Chief Executive Officer and cross examination of one of four individual defendants during a multi-day bench trial resulting in entry of a preliminary injunction. After defeating the defendants’ motion to dismiss and successfully compelling a forensic inspection of defendants’ computers and devices as well as the production of damning internal emails and text messages, the Court entered an $8 million stipulated judgment in favor of client as part of a settlement.
• Trial counsel for real estate development firm seeking specific performance of an eight-figure real estate transaction in multi-week bench trial.  Successfully cross-examined two key opposing witnesses before client reached a favorable settlement mid-trial.   
• Cano Health, Inc. v. Marlow B. Hernandez, et al. (Miami-Dade County, Florida Circuit Court, Complex Business Litigation Division): Trial counsel for publicly-traded healthcare provider in breach of contract suit against its former CEO and other executives for breaching their noncompete, nonsolicit, and confidentiality obligations. Secured a temporary injunction against former executives following a two-day bench trial, defeated defendants’ attempts to remove and transfer the case to federal forums and compel arbitration, and successfully compelled a forensic inspection of defendants’ computers and devices before client reached favorable settlement prior to trial.
• Litigation counsel for a leading healthcare private equity firm in a breach of contract dispute with former consultant and Chief Executive Officer of one of its portfolio companies. After obtaining positive ruling on dispositive motions which reduced the damages by more than $7.5 million, client reached a favorable settlement on the eve of trial which included no monies paid out to former consultant and CEO.
• Commercial Arbitration Matter: Trial counsel for medical device company in breach of contract arbitration with former executive. Obtained complete defense award in client’s favor after 3-day arbitration hearing.