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ABOUT

Corporations turn to Richard Kaplan for Complex Litigation.

Rick specializes in complex commercial litigation and regulatory matters, including arbitrations, mediations, and civil litigation risk assessment for businesses. His extensive background in business—spanning experience at a Fortune 500 company, ownership of a small business, and earning an MBA from Harvard—provides him with a unique ability to identify and manage risks effectively.

This expertise also enables him to communicate seamlessly with in-house counsel and executives, offering strategic advice to mitigate or resolve legal challenges. Guided by seasoned judgment, Rick’s litigation strategy is always tailored to align with his clients’ goals and objectives.

Before entering private practice, Rick served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, clerked for two esteemed federal judges, and was elected President of the Law Review during law school.

Representative Matters

- Assembled and led team of lawyers, experts, and executives in developing effective theory of defense and favorable settlement for major natural gas processor in multi-million dollar contract dispute with major natural gas production company.

-Represented GE Capital in achieving favorable resolutions of claims for hundreds of millions of dollars, one brought by a foreign corporate purchaser of Canadian business unit of GE subsidiary alleging fraud, another brought by borrowers asserting fraud and lender liability in connection with a buyout financed with GE Capital funds.

- Represented GE Capital, its business units and various subsidiaries in defense of class actions based on purported violations of federal and state regulations, achieving favorable settlements and avoiding parallel regulatory enforcement actions.

- Represented American Airlines as plaintiff in complex trade secrets litigation involving yield management system.

- Represented Guidant Corporation in completely successful defense at trade secrets associated with implantable medical device technology.

- Represented business client in successful constitutional challenge to North Dakota regulatory scheme on commerce clause grounds.

- Represented Japanese corporation that did business in the U.S. in successful defense of federal civil and criminal securities law claims.

- Have handled matters involving the Clean Air and Water Acts, RESPA, ERISA, various FTC regulations, the Securities laws, toxic torts and many other areas of substantive law.

Testimonial

Carl Lobell

My name is Carl Lobell and I was recently asked to recommend a lawyer in Salt Lake City. I am a retired senior partner at the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, whose principal office is in NY but which has offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. It's one of those firms known as BigLaw. In my career spanning 60 years I have worked for many Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller companies and individuals with a variety of legal problems. In this practice I have worked with many, many lawyers but one in particular sticks in my mind. His name is Rick Kaplan and he now lives and practices in Salt Lake City. I would like to tell you about him, because if you are looking for a great lawyer whether you are a large corporation, a small or medium business or an individual you might like to know about him.

In brief Rick has all the attributes, qualities and character traits that make him both an outstanding lawyer and an outstanding person. He is scary smart, trained and experienced as both a lawyer and a businessman and all times a person who thinks and cares about other human beings and their problems.

Rick took his legal education at the University of Minnesota Law School where he was president of the Law Review. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School, clerked for federal judges at both the trial and appellate levels, and has represented Fortune 500 companies, small and medium businesses and individuals, in a variety of matters encompassing litigation, regulatory and compliance, negotiation and resolution of diverse issues. Having worked with Rick for such companies as GE Capital and its subs in regulated industries, I can attest to his ability as a lawyer, his commitment to his work, flexibility and willingness to do whatever it takes to resolve his clients' problems in the most practicable and best possible manner.