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Richard A. Edlin

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Work Department

Litigation

Position

Vice-Chairman

Career

Mr. Edlin is a Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig. He Chairs both the Litigation Practice in New York and the Business & Regulatory Financial Services Litigation Group and serves as a member of the firm’s executive committee. First and foremost, he is a trial lawyer with broad experience in both trial and appellate courts including the U.S. Supreme Court and the Delaware Supreme Court. He has tried cases in federal and state courts all over the country and has handled domestic and international arbitrations. Mr. Edlin handles a wide variety of litigation and routinely acts for companies and their management in areas such as securities, general commercial and contractual disputes, antitrust and intellectual property. He is currently handling matters for leading financial institutions arising out of the economic downturn and real estate collapse; intellectual property litigation for major electronics/consumer companies; for leading pharmaceutical companies involved in contract disputes; antitrust investigations; and for individuals involved in various commercial disputes.

Concentrations
Commercial litigation, including financial services and antitrust
Intellectual property litigation, focusing on patent litigation in federal court
Domestic and international arbitrations, including matters before the ICC, CIETAC, HKIAC and the UN.
Securitization
Life sciences
Venture capital
Regulatory investigations

Capabilities
Litigation
Financial Services Litigation
Banking & Financial Services
Intellectual Property Litigation
Arbitration & Mediation
Trial Practice

Admission to Practice
New Jersey
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
∞ As a Foreign Legal Consultant Office, the practice in Seoul is limited to legal advice regarding U.S. law, treaties with the U.S., and universally recognized customary international law. We may not render legal advice on Korean law matters.

Languages

English

Education

• J.D., Columbia Law School, 1985
  • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • Teaching fellow (Contracts and Property)
  • Notes and comments editor, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law
• B.A., History, magna cum laude, Tufts University, 1982
  • Winner, New Jersey State Rhodes Scholarship Competition