A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, he studied intellectual property, business law and international law under the nation’s top-ranked practitioners. While at UCLA Law he served as one of two editors-in-chief of the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs. Before studying law he worked for years as a designer and software developer, so he knows what it means to work in creative industries and how things actually get done.

He deals with matters involving copyrights, trademarks, software, design, licensing, business, art law and contracts.

Chris speaks and writes regularly about legal issues facing technology and creative ventures and has given talks for the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the California Community Foundation, UCLA Law, and at a variety of design and technology conferences.

Admitted to practice in California and before the federal court of the Central District of California.

Note: Chris changed his name from Jon Tobin in 2023 – you can find him on the California Bar website under that name.