Richard B. Walsh, Jr.
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Member, Litigation Department Chairman
Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Antitrust, Securities, Environmental, Chemical & Toxic Tort
Richard B. Walsh, Jr. is Chairman of the litigation department, and practices primarily in the area of complex commercial litigation including intellectual property, antitrust, and securities litigation. He counsels transactional clients concerning associated risks in commercial transactions. Mr. Walsh's background includes litigating antitrust claims in the health care, bicycle component, aluminum products, agricultural products, professional sports, and fitness equipment industries. He litigates intellectual property matters in many areas including computer systems, mechanical apparatuses and systems, and chemical, electrical, and medical products and processes.
Mr. Walsh regularly appears in federal district and appellate courts throughout the country, and he is a fellow in the trial lawyer honorary society of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Mr. Walsh is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee, is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008-2013, and was selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2005 and 2008-2012. Receiving among the highest point totals in the selection process, Mr. Walsh was named as one of the “Top 50" St. Louis area Super Lawyers® for 2011-2012.
Education
- Washington University School of Law - J.D., 1983; Samuel Breckenridge Award
- University of Missouri - B.A., Economics and Philosophy, cum laude, 1980; Mortar Board; University Scholar
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, and Litigation Sections
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Special counsel to Internal Affairs Division of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
- Fellow, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, Litigation Counsel of America
Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, Southern and Northern Districts of Illinois
- Missouri Bar
- Illinois Bar
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Speaker, Antitrust Issues in Electronic Commerce, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (2000)
- Author, Practical Considerations in Franchise Relationships and Other Vertical Distribution Arrangements, Volume XLV No. 4 St. Louis Bar Journal 16 (1999)
- Assistant editor, Antitrust Law Journal, American Bar Association (1991-1995)
- Co-author, American Bar Association State Antitrust Law Handbook, Missouri Section (1989)
- Author, Tort Theories and Computer Systems Litigation, Volume XXXII St. Louis Bar Journal 36 (1985)
Charitable / Civic Activities
- Member, Finance Committee, St. Louis Children's Hospital
- Member, Children’s Health Development Board, St. Louis Children’s Hospital (1998-present)
- Member, Board of Directors, St. Louis Zoo Association (2004-present); Member, Audit Committee
- Member, Bellerive Country Club
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