About Christian

About Christian

Christian Andreu-von Euw founded Tech.Law after twelve years of high-stakes technology litigation at Morrison & Foerster, a premier international law firm. He continues to represent people and businesses in complex technology disputes, but is now able to provide his clients with more personal hands-on representation.

Christian is a second-career lawyer who obtained an engineering degree from Harvey Mudd College and spent years designing cutting-edge electronics before deciding to become a lawyer. He also teaches Data Security and Privacy Law at the University of San Diego. This diverse background gives him a unique ability to understand, simplify, and explain complex issues–and he has used this ability to obtain victories from judges, juries, and arbitrators.

Christian loves hard problems, loves helping his clients, and absolutely loves winning. He works hard to understand your business and your needs, and to find the strategy that solves your problems. Sometimes that means leaving no stone unturned. More often, it means a targeted strategy that is tailored to your risks, your goals, and your budget. And if your ideal strategy is better suited to another lawyer, he will be the first to tell you.

Practice Focus and Technical Expertise

Christian focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis on patent, trade secret, data security, and copyright litigation. He has represented electronics, biotechnology, and software companies in disputes involving intellectual property, antitrust, business interference, and other issues in state and federal courts and before the International Trade Commission. The technologies at-issue in his engagements have included artificial intelligence, genetically engineered crops, database design, business software, immunoassays, web design, high-speed photolithography, digital imaging, glucose monitoring sensors, transistor design, immuno-neurology, and 3G, 4G, 5G, and WiFi communications.

Before becoming an attorney, Christian worked as an electrical engineer in both the United States and Germany. He designed software and electronics for the telecommunications and broadcast video industries and was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,120,363 for his work in free space optical communications. His technical experience spans a range of technologies that include software design, digital video, electro-optics, optical sensors, programmable logic, controllers for optical systems, and analog and digital circuit card design.

Christian also has an active pro-bono practice.  He has successfully defended victims of domestic abuse in both civil and criminal cases, stopped an unjustified eviction, and obtained asylum or related protections for political activists from Algeria, Zambia, and Haiti.  He currently represents a Mexican national who exposed an Iranian influence campaign and is seeking protection from Iranian agents that have threatened his life.

Community Involvement, Awards, and Honors

Christian sits on the Board of Governors of the San Diego Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL). He is also the Chair of the Events Committee.

Christian is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization limited to one-third of one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction

Christian is a member (and former Chair) of the Federal Courts Committee of the California Lawyer’s Association

Christian sits on the the Board of Advisors of University of San Diego’s Integrated Engineering Program.

Christian sits on the Board of Advisors of the Crawford High School Academy of Law. He is the former chair of that board and the current treasurer of the Academy’s foundation.

Christian is a member of the San Diego IP Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association.

Christian received the 2013 La Mancha Award for Pro-Bono service and the 2017 Kathi Pugh Award for Pro-Bono service. He was also named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering from Harvey Mudd College

J.D. from the University of Southern California

Extern to the Honorable Laurence Rubin, Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals,

Extern to the Honorable Stephen Hillman, Chief Magistrate Judge of U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Languages

Christian is fluent in English and Spanish and conversant in German.

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