George O. Richardson, III

Partner

George O. Richardson, III is a litigation partner based in New York. Mr. Richardson is a general commercial litigator with particular expertise in securities and employment litigation. He regularly represents clients in the financial services industry, including investment banks, commercial banks, broker/dealers, insurance companies, and accounting firms. He has litigated matters in courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrations throughout the country, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawai'i, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Representative Client Work

Persuaded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to vacate decisions of the district court and bankruptcy court, thereby reinstating the claim of our client, an investment bank
Successfully defended a satellite telephony provider in a two-week trial in Pittsburgh in which the plaintiff sought $48 million in damages over the termination of a dealership
Successfully represented a major broker/dealer in a large customer arbitration before the NASD in Boston
Successfully represented a large, privately held company in a myriad of law suits and administrative proceedings in New York brought by former employees in the wake of the client's down-sizing
Successfully represented an investment bank against a claim by a hedge fund that the bank wrongfully terminated a prime broker arrangement
Successfully defended a law firm in a gender discrimination case before the EEOC in Washington, DC

Bar & Court Admissions

New York, 1981
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1980
B.A., Columbia College, 1975

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