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Edward H. Rippey

Partner

Washington +1 202 662 5171

  • About
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  • Credentials
  • About

    Edward Rippey is a partner who litigates complex cases in several fields — with a focus on gaming, patent, antitrust, and mining litigation. In addition, his matters include such fields as commercial, consumer, transportation, energy, sports, pharmaceutical, copyright, communications, and securities law. Ed is co-chair of the Gaming Industry Practice, and represents integrated resorts and casinos, game manufacturers, and on-line entities worldwide. He also is co-chair of the E-Discovery, AI, and Information Governance Practice, and represents enormous multinational corporations in this arena and in such related fields as artificial intelligence.

    Ed is consistently ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who's Who Legal, and Super Lawyers. The Chambers rankings have noted that Ed is a "savvy and forward-thinking" litigator who "combines specific knowledge with dynamite litigation skills, deposition analysis, and case oversight."

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Procter & Gamble, Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Warner Chilcott, Fougera, GlaxoSmithKline, LendingTree, and other public companies in separate patent infringement litigations.
    • The New York Stock Exchange, The National Football League, Samsung, Chiquita, Solazyme, Freedom Communications, Wyeth, The Washington Post, and numerous other entities involving e-discovery advisory and strategy work.
    • Barrick Gold Corporation, Merck, Multimedia Games, MGM Resorts International, and other high-profile resorts, gaming companies, and game manufacturers on a wide range of litigation issues and claims.
    • Union Pacific Railroad Company in federal litigations (and regulatory matters) concerning claims arising under long-term contracts for transporting coal.
    • PPL Corporation and several of its subsidiaries in federal litigation (and regulatory matters) concerning antitrust, energy, and contract law.
    • JPMorgan Chase & Co. in federal antitrust litigation relating to the issuance of credit cards as well as multidistrict securities litigation.

    • Atlantic Richfield Company, Boeing Company, General Electric Company, McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, and Northrop Grumman Corporation in federal litigation focused primarily on statutory and common-law environmental claims.
    • Itochu International, Inc. in commercial arbitration concerning the sale, marketing, and distribution of industrial machinery. 
    • NFL Enterprises, L.P. in numerous cases involving copyright, communications, broadcasting, and antitrust claims as well as franchise relocations and player arbitrations.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1994
        • cum laude
    • Harvard University, A.B., 1991
        • Economics
        • summa cum laude
        • Phi Beta Kappa
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Missouri
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
    Languages
    • Swedish
    Pro Bono
    • Pearl Beale v. District of Columbia, No. 04-0959 (RMU) (D.D.C. 2004), concerning the conditions of confinement at the District of Columbia Jail.
    • United States of America v. Tony Angelo Mason, 233 F.3d 619 (D.C. Cir. 2000), concerning the “innocent possession” defense to firearm claims. 
    Accolades
    • Chambers Global, Litigation: E-Discovery (2014-2024)
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers, Litigation: E-Discovery (nationwide) (2013-2023)
    • Who’s Who Legal, Commercial Litigation (2014-2023)
    • Washington DC Super Lawyers, Litigation (2014-2020) 
    • Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Outstanding Achievement Award (2012)
    • District of Columbia Circuit, Pro Bono Advocacy Award (2010)
    • District of Columbia Prisoners’ Legal Services Project, Pro Bono Service Award (2005)
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • The Sedona Conference: Working Group on electronic document issues (2009-present)
    • National eDiscovery Leadership Institute, board member (2016-present)
    • Japan Legal Risk Management Institute, advisor (2016-present)
    • Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (2010-present)
    • Harvard College Schools Committee (2004-present)
    • Legal Innovation 2020 Group (2014-2019)
    • eDiscovery Counsel Round Table (2015-2018)
    • Kroll OnTrack eDiscovery Advisory Board (2013-2015)
    • LexisNexis Litigation Solutions Advisory Board (2006-2014)
    • IQPC eDiscovery Advisory Board (2008-2011)
    • Applied Discovery Advisory Board (2004-2006)
    • ABA: Science & Technology Law (2010-present)
    • ABA: eDiscovery & Digital Evidence (2010-present)
    • U.K. Society for Computers & Law (2011- present)
    • DRI eDiscovery Committee (2006-present)
    • CPR eDiscovery Committee (2007-present)
    Previous Experience
    • National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1988-1991)

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