Richard A. Edlin

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.

Mr. Edlin has been widely recognized as a leading litigator by numerous professional publications, including Chambers & Partners USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Lawdragon, Legal500, and Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Edlin is a frequent lecturer on litigation strategy and is the author of Courtroom Strategies for Litigation Success.

Mr. Edlin is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Urban Justice Center; a member of the Board of Directors for Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA); a member of the Board of Governors of Hackensack University Medical Center, where he serves on the finance committee; a trustee of The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, where he serves as Treasurer and chairs the development and finance committees; a member of the Board of Governors, American Friends of Tel Aviv University; a member of the Economic Club of New York; a fellow of the Litigation Council of America; and a trustee of New Jersey SEEDS, among other professional and community activities.

Mr. Edlin received his B.A. degree from Tufts University, magna cum laude in history, was a varsity athlete and the winner of the New Jersey Rhodes Scholarship competition. He received his law degree from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Notes editor of the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law. Following his graduation, Mr. Edlin served as law clerk to Hon. Lee P. Gagliardi of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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

Clerkships

•Hon. Lee P. Gagliardi, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1985-1986

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2005-2020
•Listed, Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star, 2020
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2008-2020
•Recognized, The National Law Journal, Masters of the Courtroom: “Winning Litigators,” 2019
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2006-2019
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2015-2016, 2018-2019
•Dispute resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Consumer Products (including tobacco), 2018-2019
•Dispute resolution - General Commercial Disputes, 2018
•Litigation - Securities - Shareholder Litigation, 2015-2016
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, Law Firm of the Year, Banking & Finance - Litigation, 2017
•Listed, Who's Who in American Law
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0