Performance

• Defeated motion to appoint receiver and motion to dismiss counterclaims brought by national bank against pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Obtained favorable settlement of tortious interference claims against competitor and third party that applied improper pressure on securities wholesaler’s customer to terminate contract.
• Obtained emergency relief order from arbitrator following evidentiary hearing requiring Polish coding company to turn over IP and domain access to US-based development company and to refrain from soliciting development company’s clients.
• Secured full defense verdict in favor of life insurance broker following two-week jury trial in Massachusetts Superior Court, defeating multimillion dollar claims for misrepresentation and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty.
• Key member of trial team that obtained judgment in favor of foreign sovereign dismissing a claim to collect over $1 billion from alleged fake bonds following six-week federal court trial.
• Obtained award from JAMS arbitrator upholding right of licensor of high-tech incubator space to terminate licensee’s license. 
• Obtained favorable settlement for prescription data therapeutics developer in dispute with licensor, resolving federal court litigation.
• Negotiated significant revisions to contracts with multiple Massachusetts municipalities on behalf of recycling services provider following global collapse of recyclables market, avoiding litigation and bankruptcy.
• Co-led litigation team that served as national counsel to plumbing hardware manufacturer, successfully defending dozens of product liability cases across the country.
• Obtained award from CPR-appointed arbitrator following evidentiary hearing denying Canadian solar panel manufacturer’s claim against New England-based solar project developer for payment for damaged panels.
• Advised dozens of financial advisors on non-compete and non-solicit restrictions in connection with transition to new employer, avoiding or quickly resolving litigation in all cases.
• Defeated motion to dismiss and then obtained favorable settlement for Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company following former employee’s breach of agreement not to solicit co-workers.

Credentials

Rich graduated magna cum laude from Boston University in 2000 and cum laude from Boston College Law School in 2007.  In law school, he was an editor of the Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest.  From 2013-14, Rich served as a Special Assistant District Attorney for Norfolk County, trying a dozen criminal cases in Quincy District Court.  Prior to and during law school, Rich was an account manager for an international public relations firm developing media strategies and analyst relations programs for technology companies. 

Professional Activities/Affiliations

Rich is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Georgia as well as the United States District Court for Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Sixth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits.  He is a member of the Boston Bar Association, where he is an alumnus of the Public Interest Leadership Program (PILP), served on the steering committees for the Recently Elected Partner Forum and the John & Abigail Adams Benefit, and chaired the PILP Selection and Recruitment Committee.  Throughout his career, Rich has represented numerous clients pro bono in domestic violence, housing, bankruptcy, special education, and immigration matters and was named to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s 2020 Pro Bono Individual Attorney High Honor Roll.