Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP

Courtland L. Reichman, Managing Partner

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Jennifer P. Estremera, Deputy Managing Partner

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Number of partners: 13

Total number of lawyers: 33

Website: www.reichmanjorgensen.com

Who We Are

Founded in October 2018, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP (RJLF) boldly entered the market as a trial boutique with a national reach and an ambition to create a new standard for litigation firms. Focusing on high-stakes commercial litigation, intellectual property, and white collar disputes, the majority women-owned trial firm made national headlines for breaking away from many law firm traditions, including eschewing the billable hour in favor of arrangements that align client interests and reward efficiency. RJLF also eliminated two other standard law firm features – the partnership track and lockstep compensation – in favor of systems that encourage attorneys to advance as quickly as their skills allow. The firm is committed to attracting and retaining the most elite talent in the legal industry and pays above market.

In another departure from industry norms, RJLF is truly diverse. More than half of the firm’s lawyers are women, and 30% of the firm’s lawyers are ethnically and/or LGBTQ+ diverse. Since the firm’s launch, RJLF has been recognized in Law360’s annual “Glass Ceiling Report” for having more women equity partners than any other U.S. firm of its size. The firm also scored as the most gender diverse of all U.S. law firms in any size category, according to percentage of women equity partners. RJLF was named a “Top Trial Boutique” and awarded “Silicon Valley Firm of the Year” for three consecutive years by Benchmark Litigation and recognized as an “Elite Boutique” by The National Law Journal.

Elite Talent Wins Cases

RJLF’s break from industry traditions obviously resonated with the market, as the firm’s size quickly expanded with marquee talent from several esteemed “Big Law” firms such as Finnegan Henderson; Hughes, Hubbard & Reed; Allen & Overy; Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius; and, White & Case LLP, among many others. Our attorneys are from the most prestigious clerkships, including the Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 11th Circuits, and District Courts around the country, as well as prestigious law schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Columbia, Berkeley, NYU, and others. The firm’s lawyers have undergraduate and advanced technical degrees in diverse fields including electrical engineering, physics, computer science, computer networks, and biotechnology. RJLF’s lawyers have also been recognized as among the most accomplished trial lawyers by The American College of Trial Lawyers, Chambers USA, The Legal 500, The National Law Journal, Managing IP,and IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners, among many others.

Recent Achievements

Punching well above its weight, RJLF often goes toe-to-toe with some of the largest law firms in the world, including Skadden Arps, Morrison & Foerster, Gibson Dunn, and Baker Hostetler, among others. The firm’s trial prowess was put to the test when it served as lead counsel for Cirba (d/b/a Densify) in a high-profile patent dispute against global tech giant VMware. After only two hours of deliberation, the jurors decided VMware had willfully infringed Cirba’s patent that covers cutting-edge virtualization technology, awarding Cirba $84 million in damages. This was the second time a jury determined that VMware committed willful infringement. The firm’s first verdict on behalf of Densify was recognized in The National Law Journal’s 2021 “Verdicts Hall of Fame” (7th largest verdict in past five years) and among the “Top 100 Verdicts of 2020” (8th largest verdict in the country). Courtland Reichman, RJLF’s Managing Partner, was recognized as The AmLaw “Litigator of the Week” and Benchmark Litigation’s three-time winner of “Silicon Valley Litigator of the Year” following his success as lead counsel for Cirba.

The RJLF team also secured a complete defense verdict in an ultra-rare price-fixing trial against the Department of Justice (DOJ). The heavily publicized case stemmed from a high-profile grand jury indictment by the DOJ that charged 10 executives, including RJLF client Roger Austin, a former Vice President of Pilgrim's Pride, alleging a price-fixing scheme in the $28 billion-per-year broiler chicken industry. The win earned Global Competition Review’s (GCR) 2023 “Behavioural Matter of the Year (Americas)” award.

In a precedent-setting victory on behalf of the California Restaurant Association (CRA) against the City of Berkeley, the RJLF trial team overturned Berkeley’s ban on natural gas hookups. The Ninth Circuit reversed the District Court’s ruling that the City’s natural gas ban was consistent with federal law. The "gas ban on stoves" case hasgarnered extensive national attention from major news outlets.

Pro Bono

RJLF is deeply committed to public interest litigation. We understand that our privilege of being trial lawyers naturally involves representing those in need, whether it’s high-profile impact litigation or a person who will be evicted from an apartment. We also collaborate and work side-by-side with our clients to develop targeted pro bono and community service programs. Our pro bono activities include handling cases involving civil rights, immigration, prison abuse, indigent defense, homelessness, and veterans’ issues, among others.

Silicon Valley

100 Marine Parkway, Suite 300

Redwood Shores, CA 94065

+1 650-623-1401

New York

400 Madison Avenue, Suite 14D

New York, NY 10017

+1 212-381-1965

Washington, D.C.

1909 K Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20006

+1 202-894-7310

Atlanta

1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300

Atlanta, GA 30309

+1 404-609-1040