Richard A. Clark has been with the firm since 1966 and became a shareholder more than 30 years ago. He is chair of the firm's litigation department, and a member of the firm's Board of Directors.

Area of specialization: Civil Litigation.

Mr. Clark has represented corporations, public entities, businesses and individuals in a myriad of litigation matters, both Federal and State, and at the trial and appellate level. They include:

• derivative shareholder litigation
  
• class action litigation
  
• retirement benefits litigation
  
• construction litigation
  
• mergers and acquisition litigation
  
• SEC investigations and litigation
  
• contractual, tortious and commercial litigation
  
• will contests, trust and probate litigation
  
• patent and copyright infringement litigation
  
• employer/employee litigation
  
• international business and tort litigation

Mr. Clark has a breadth of experience in all aspects of alternative dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation settlement conferences.

Education:

University of California, Santa Barbara - 1963 B.S. in Political Science
University of California, Hastings College of Law - 1966 - L.L.B.