Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rick represents clients who are facing all types of criminal or civil investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and other investigative agencies. He has extensive experience in dealing with federal grand jury investigations. In addition to his criminal trial work, Rick handles general litigation matters.

Rick has broad experience trying cases in state and federal courts and has gained extensive experience appearing before the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. He recently served as lead counsel in defending criminal charges against a major design-build company. All charges against the company were dismissed and the company paid a civil assessment. He also recently served as lead counsel in a month-long personal injury case tried in state court to a complete defense verdict.

Representative clients include The Sherwin-Williams Co.; The Atlanta School Board; The Fulton County District Attorney's Office; Wal-Mart; The Facilities Group; Stewart Parnell, president, Peanut Company of America; and numerous others.

Rick is co-chair of the Firm's Corporate Criminal Investigations Practice and is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate Criminal Investigations
• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Securities and Shareholder Litigation & SEC Enforcement
• SEC Investigations & Proceedings
• Health Care
• Litigation/Health Care
• Compliance Counseling & Defense
• Corporate Compliance Programs

Representative Cases

• Multiple Plaintiffs v. Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of U.S.A., et al., Civil Action No. 3:00-CV-111-JTC
• Alleged accounting fraud
• Class action allegations
• Commercial dispute
• Conducted an investigation involving Board conduct
• Conducted an investigation of allegations
• Counsel to Special Litigation Committee
• Internal Investigation (Sarbanes-Oxley)
• Medicare Fraud
• Mortgage Fraud
• Product liability

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Capital Markets, Class Actions, Commodities, Complex Litigation, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Disability, Elder Law, Federal, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Felonies, Food & Drug Administration, Foreign Investment, Grand Jury Proceedings, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Nursing Home, Patent Litigation, Private Placements, Public Offerings, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Law, Securities Regulation, Social Security -- Disability, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• U of Georgia

Address

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phones

1.404.581.8502 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.404.581.8330 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com