Represented Elon Musk and the Tesla directors on appeal after the Court of Chancery rescinded Musk’s 2018 compensation package; the Delaware Supreme Court reversed and reinstated the award.
Kercher Law
A New York litigation boutique for bet-the-company disputes, built to keep the first chair closer to the work.
The Practice
High-stakes litigation.
Corporate control & M&A · Securities & financial markets · Partnership & governance disputes · Digital-asset disputes · Complex business litigation
The Founder’s Track Record
A record in decisive disputes.
Matters handled by Chris Kercher prior to founding Kercher Law PLLC.
Tried a deal-closing case to judgment in two days and won an order requiring the buyer to complete the ~$183 million merger. The team was named Litigators of the Week by The American Lawyer.
Defended Citadel Securities in the GameStop “meme-stock” MDL and won dismissal of the antitrust conspiracy claims, affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit.
Selected Press
Business Insider, 2026
“The Law Firm of the Future May Look Less Like a Pyramid — and More Like an Obelisk”
The American Lawyer, 2026
“The Former Quinn Emanuel Partner Building His Own Firm for the AI Age”
Bloomberg Law, 2026
“Quinn Emanuel Vet’s AI-Native Firm Zeros in on Litigators’ Value”
Original Jurisdiction, 2026
“Quinn Emanuel Vet Launches AI-Powered Firm for High-Stakes Cases”
Law360 Pulse, 2026
“Quinn Emanuel AI Litigation Pioneer Launches NYC Boutique”
Fortune, 2026
“Big Law Goes All In on AI” — on building a litigation platform on Claude
Anthropic, 2026
“Claude for the Legal Industry” — featured testimonial
Artificial Lawyer, 2026
“Claude for Legal Launches, May Reshape the Legal Tech World”
Fortune, 2025
“The Problem with ‘Human in the Loop’ AI”
Financial Times, 2025
“AI Turbocharges Litigation Powers”
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