Chris Farris

Chris Farris, General Counsel 

Chris is Click 4 Compliance’s General Counsel, bringing over 17 years of experience on a wide variety of legal and management issues.  He is also a member of the C4C Executive Management Team. 

Chris held a variety of senior positions in the Legal and Compliance Organization of Sun Microsystems, including General Counsel of Sun Federal, General Counsel of the Americas (including the U.S., Latin America and Canada).  Chris managed a team of over 30 employees responsible for sales revenues in excess of $6 billion.

His expertise includes Government Contracts, risk management, complex negotiations, legal team management, and corporate compliance.  At Sun, Chris led several major projects, including an overhaul of the standard sales templates and processes, as well as a significant expansion of the Legal Wiki at Sun to aid lawyers and contract managers in their complex negotiations.  He also advised senior business leaders at Sun on major overseas operations and internal investigations.

Prior to working for Sun, Chris worked for 6 years as an associate at Crowell & Moring in Washington, DC, where he worked in both the Health Care and Government Contracts groups. Chris received his B.A. in Sociology and French from the College of William & Mary in 1989, and his J.D. from William & Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1992.