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Provided by Richard Arnold
Antitrust Practice
Complex Business Litigation
Richard Alan Arnold is a nationally recognized trial lawyer focused on complex litigation, including antitrust cases for plaintiffs and defendants.
During his more than 30 years of practice, Richard has handled numerous individual plaintiff antitrust cases as opposed to class actions or mass actions. He also has represented opt-out plaintiffs in many civil antitrust cases that have proceeded parallel to or following the U.S. government’s criminal prosecution of international cartels. In addition to antitrust cases, Richard has played an active role in all of the firm’s cases involving the electronic payments industry.
Richard’s clients include public companies, entrepreneurial individuals, and privately held companies from a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, vitamins, telecommunications, consumable commodities, banking, automotive, health care, and airlines.
Richard has been lead counsel in antitrust cases representing as plaintiffs an international tire manufacturer, the nation’s eighth largest vitamin manufacturer, major national retail pharmacy chains, major national retail grocery chains, chemical and plastic manufacturers, and international consumer products companies, resulting in gross individual non-class action recoveries of nearly $4 billion.
He has served as a special assistant attorney general in several states, both as prosecutor and as counsel, and formerly chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Richard has written and lectured extensively on antitrust topics, including implied rights of action under the antitrust laws.
Before joining the firm, Richard clerked for the Honorable William E. Miller of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit.
American Bar Association
- Antitrust Section
- Litigation Section
The American Law Institute
The Florida Bar
- Business Law Section
- Trial Lawyers Section
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Advisory Committee
- Past Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures
Admissions:
Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
University of Illinois
LL.M.
1975
University of South Carolina
J.D.
1973
East Tennessee State University
B.S.
1969
Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers in America
1991
Top Rated Antitrust Litigation Attorney
Florida Super Lawyers
2006
5.0/5.0 Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™
Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers
Lawdragon: 500
2025
Special Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust, State of Florida, 1982–1985, 1987–1989
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Richard is a great resource for trial strategy and problem-solving.
The wisdom, experience and judgment that Richard brings to matters adds incredible value for his corporate clients.
Richard is a great resource for trial strategy and problem-solving.
The wisdom, experience and judgment that Richard brings to matters adds incredible value for his corporate clients.