Background
Karia, Chirag was born on May 26, 1965 in Nakuru, Kenya.
Karia, Chirag was born on May 26, 1965 in Nakuru, Kenya.
University of Cambridge, England (Bachelor of Arts, 1987. Master of Arts, 1991). The Inns of Court School of Law, London (1988).
University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (Master of Laws, 1990). Spoken languages: Gujarati, French, Hindi.
Worked at Baker & McKenzie (San Francisco, California) specializing in Commercial Litigation, International Trade, United Kingdom Trade, India Trade. Admitted to the bar, 1988, England and Wales. 1991, California, United States.
District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Recipient: The Slaughter and May Prize (1987), University of Cambridge, for graduating at the top of the 1987 class.
The George Long Prize (1985, 1986), University of Cambridge. The Akinjidi Prize (1987), Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. The Council of Legal Education Studentship (1987).
The Denning Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn (1988). The Harkness Fellowship, The Commonwealth Fund (1989). Instructor in Contract Law, London School of Economics, 1988-1989.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California. American Bar Association.
Bar Association of England and Wales. Lincoln's Inn.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California. American Bar Association.
Bar Association of England and Wales. Lincoln's Inn.