Richard Ripley is a partner in the Litigation/Trial Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. office of Haynes and Boone, LLP. He concentrates his practice on complex civil litigation with a focus on antitrust and competition law.

Rick has more than 24 years of litigation and trial experience with a particular emphasis on defending market leading companies against multifaceted challenges to their pricing and distribution, marketing, and strategic business practices and conduct. He has tried antitrust and other complex claims brought by federal and state regulators, private plaintiffs and the class action bar. He also has handled numerous antitrust grand jury and government conduct investigations for Fortune 100 companies. 

Selected Client Representations

• Arminak & Associates, Inc. v. MeadWestvaco Calmar, Inc. Representing global manufacturer of trigger sprayers accused of violating federal and state antitrust laws through alleged exclusive dealing contracts and below-cost pricing. 
• In re Cathode Ray Tubes Antitrust Litigation. Represented manufacturer of cathode ray tubes in defense of national direct and indirect purchaser class actions alleging price fixing conspiracies in violation of federal and state antitrust laws.
• In re Organic Peroxide Antitrust Litigation. Represented manufacturer of organic peroxide in defense of national direct and indirect purchaser class actions alleging price fixing conspiracies in violation of federal and state antitrust laws. 
• In re Intel Microprocessors Antitrust Litigation. Represented leading manufacturer of microprocessors in more than 80 class actions in United States District Court, District of Delaware, alleging that client's marketing and sales practices violated federal and state antitrust laws. Based on a discovery plan and class strategy that Rick developed, the court denied class certification.
• Cumberland Truck Equipment Co., et al. v. Detroit Diesel Corp,. et al. Represented manufacturer of heavy truck engines in class actions alleging that client conspired with its distributors in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. 
• Columbus Drywall & Insulation, Inc., et al. v. Masco Corp., et al. Represented leading supplier of installed insulation services in class action alleging that client conspired with insulation manufacturers in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. 
• United States v. Dentsply International Inc. Won a trial verdict in a case brought by the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division alleging that a client's exclusive dealer policy violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. 
• In re Disposable Contact Lenses Antitrust Litigation. Defended Johnson & Johnson at trial against complaint brought by a national consumer class and 32 state attorneys general alleging that the client's selective distribution policy regarding its sale of contact lenses violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act. Defeated three separate state class actions bringing similar claims. 
• Alvord-Polk, Inc., et al. v. F.C. Schumacher Co. Tried to a hung jury a Sherman Act group boycott claim challenging a client's selective distribution system. 
• Southern Marine Supply v. Benrock, Inc, et al. Represented dominant supplier of marine engine parts and accessories in defense of a group boycott claim brought under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

Pro Bono Representations

• Represented Equal Rights Center in an ADA claim against Potbelly's Sandwich Works; the settlement garnered an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Washington Lawyers' Committee in 2008. 
• Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Unknown Agents of United States Marshals Service. Obtained a permanent injunction against the U.S. Marshals Service on behalf of a homeless shelter as a result of the government's Fourth Amendment violations. 
• Feaster v. United States. Tried and obtained a judgment of acquittal on assault with a deadly weapon charge against an HIV-positive defendant. Later won a reversal of trial verdict.

Selected Publications and Speeches

• "In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation Bleaches Clean the Class Certification Standard," Co-authored with Mark Glueck, The Antitrust Source, February 2009. 
• "Wage-Fixing in the Healthcare Industry," Panelist, D.C. Bar Brown Bag Lunch Series, June 2007. 
• "Exclusive Dealing After LePages and Dentsply," Panelist, ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, 2007.

Professional and Community Involvement

• American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law
• Recognized by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for work on the Court's Pro Se Pro Bono Program. 
• Acted as general counsel to the largest homeless shelter in Washington, D.C.
• Member, Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board
• Youth Counselor, Hughes United Methodist Church
• Coach, Youth Soccer and Roller Hockey

Selected Representative Experience