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possible revisions to the rules to address them. In September 2008 he was a panelist at the annual
meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General for a presentation entitled “Recent
Developments in Intellectual Property.” In November 2007 he was a panelist at the ABA Fall Forum
for a presentation entitled “Litigation an Antitrust Case After Twombly.” In October 2007 he was a
panelist at the 2007 Fall Bench and Bar Retreat of the Federal Bar Council, titled “Rule 23 in the
Second Circuit: Post-CAFA and Post-IPO.” In October 2007 he was a panelist at the ABA’s Antitrust
Litigation Course, commenting on class certification in antitrust class actions. In August 2007 he was a
panelist in a presentation at the ABA Annual Meeting titled “2007 Supreme Court Antitrust Findings:
The Insider’s Perspective.” In July 2007 he was a speaker in an ABA Webcase program titled “The
Supreme Court’s Revolutionary Decision on Pleadings – Will Your Pleadings Pass the New Test” In
April 2007 he was a speaker at the “Hot Topics 2007” presentation at the ABA Antitrust Section 55th
Annual Spring Meeting. In November 2006 he was a speaker at a Federal Bar Council presentation
titled “Antitrust Issues in Patent Litigation Settlements: the Divergent Views of Federal Courts and
Agencies.” In September 2006 he was a speaker in a Federalist Society presentation at NYU Law
School, titled “Does Procedure Dominate Substance Of Class Actions and Pretrial Motions.” He also
recently authored Class Action Standards in Crisis: Whether Common Merits Questions Predominate
Does Not Depend on the Questions’ Answers, Global Competition Policy (May 2009); Three
Limitations of Twombly: Antitrust Conspiracy Inferences in a Context of Historical Monopoly, 82 St.
John’s L.Rev.849 (2008); and What Makes An Antitrust Class Action Remedy Successful: A Tale of
Two Settlements, 80 Tulane L. Rev. 621 (2005).
Mr. Richards is a member of the Board of Directors of the Appleseed Foundation, a non-profit network
of 16 public interest justice centers in the United States and Mexico.
Mr. Richards is admitted in New York, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern and
Eastern Districts of New York, the District of Connecticut, all Circuit Courts of the United States and
the United States Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D. 1981) and the
University of Chicago (AB 1977).
Linda Singer
Linda Singer, a Partner, joined Cohen Milstein in 2009 as head of the Public Client practice group.
Ms. Singer is the former Attorney General for the District of Columbia. In 2010, Ms. Singer was
selected as one of "Washington's Most Influential Women Lawyers" by The National Law Journal.
Ms. Singer brings her extensive experience to lead the practice in supporting state Attorneys General,
who serve as the critical front line in litigation protecting consumers, workers, and public resources. In
addition to government clients, Ms. Singer represents other public-sector clients, including non-profit
organizations and labor unions, in their efforts to ensure enforcement of laws protecting workers and
consumers.
Ms. Singer currently represents Attorneys General in investigations and litigation involving fraudulent
mortgage lending, unsafe and deceptive practices in the sale of prescription drugs, and
misclassification of independent contractors in violation of state tax and employment laws.
In particular, Ms. Singer has:
• Represented a state Attorney General in the landmark proceedings against Countrywide
Financial (and its parent, Bank of America), which resulted in mortgage modifications and
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