Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Currently representing a nationwide services-staffing company acquired from a European-based seller for claims including breaches of the parties' Asset Purchase Agreement
fraud. Rick helped lead a week-long bench trial in Delaware Superior Court in November 2024.
Resolved a series of dangerous mass arbitrations for a technology-based service provider operating under varying state-law regulations.
After an arbitration trial, achieved a multimillion-dollar award for a private-equity backed transportation company enforcing a representations
warranties insurance policy.
Recovered millions of dollars after an arbitration trial for a member of a real-estate company whose partners had defrauded her
secretly siphoned funds from the business.
Obtained federal court dismissal
transfer of insurance company's tactical attempt to litigate a coverage dispute in the Northern District of Georgia instead of in the defendant entities'
individuals' home state.
Obtained federal court dismissal of activists' claims of an alleged nationwide RICO scheme against a Georgia retailer in the Northern District of Georgia. Rick then argued the case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
exp
ed the victory to a complete dismissal with prejudice of all claims.
Defended California-based food distributor in the Northern District of Georgia against claim for breach of a supply agreement
attorneys' fees. After client filed its Motion to Dismiss, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case without any payment from client,
the parties entered into a new contract.
Represented financial technology company in a series of restrictive-covenant lawsuits on both the plaintiff's
defense sides.
Successfully led 28 U.S.C. 1782 action to obtain documents revealing secret ownership of Bahamian securities trading company on behalf of Russian citizen's litigation against ex-husb
. The U.S. District Court compelled the documents' production
sanctioned the opposing party that fought for over three years to withhold them. Following Rick's oral argument, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit unanimously affirmed those orders, becoming the first federal appellate court to hold that the statute at issue could reach documents controlled by a U.S. corporation but held overseas. The opposing party turned over the secret documents, paid client's attorneys' fees,
paid over half a million dollars to settle.
Defeated multimillion-dollar claims for professional malpractice
fraud against national law firm, resulting in no liability
dismissal of all claims before any discovery. Rick defended the trial court's order before the Georgia Court of Appeals
the Georgia Supreme Court.
Defeated multimillion-dollar claims for fraud, RICO,
breach of fiduciary duty against Atlanta real estate investment managers regarding Costa Rican resort property. The case settled immediately after filing a motion for summary judgment on all of plaintiffs' claims.
Defended Global Fortune 100 technology company in multimillion-dollar contract dispute. The case was settled without any monetary payment.
Represented Fortune 500 company in responding to a Department of Justice gr
jury document subpoena. Simultaneously conducted an internal investigation regarding the subcontract at issue in the subpoena
reported to the company's management.
Obtained $29 million
$3.5 million class-action settlements against Bank of America
SunTrust, respectively, on behalf of home owners who alleged that they were improperly charged post-payment interest in violation of federal regulations when paying off FHA-insured mortgages.
Defended prominent Atlanta real estate investor in trustee fiduciary-duty case
defeated effort to block a multimillion-dollar commercial real estate transaction. The case was settled defeating plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction
obtaining an order compelling critical discovery that the plaintiff had refused to produce.
Represented an institutional investor in fraud
RICO cases against large financial institutions. These high-stakes cases involved the alleged fraudulent sale of more than $6 billion in mortgage-backed securities, millions of pages of documents,
unusually well-funded
determined adversaries. The matter concluded with a confidential settlement.
Represented investor in federal court post-judgment proceedings pursuing collection of a nearly $10 million judgment
in state court Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act case against the judgment debtors
dozens of their related entities. After obtaining a preliminary injunction against the judgment debtors
their related entities, the matter concluded with a confidential settlement.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Bold before he joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Previous Experience: Investment Banking Analyst, Healthcare Corporate Finance Group, Wachovia Securities, 2002-2004
