Defense counsel in 1 case

Christopher Michael Viapiano

Sullivan and Cromwell LLP

Address of record: 1700 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006, 202-956-7500
Email: VIAPIANOC@SULLCROM.COM
Phone: (202) 956-7500

Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.

Cases tracked

0 active · 1 settled

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Plaintiff-side recovery

Disclosed settlement funds

$85M

Defense-side exposure

Resolved in settlements

Cases with values

of 1 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselSettled — claims closed

Wells Fargo Securities Action Settlement

Wells Fargo allegedly made false and misleading statements about its diversity hiring initiative, the Diverse Search Requirement. The company failed to disclose that it was conducting widespread "fake" or sham interviews of diverse candidates under this policy. When The New York Times revealed this conduct on June 9, 2022, Wells Fargo shareholders suffered losses. Wells Fargo denies all allegations and admits no wrongdoing.

Settlement fund: $85M
Claim deadline: April 14, 2026
Represents: Wells Fargo & Company, Charles W. Scharf, Kleber R. Santos, Carly Sanchez

“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.