350 South Grand Ave.
32nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States of America
+1 (213) 892-2005
rney@chadbourne.com
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Richard
J.
Ney
Of Counsel
Practice Description
Richard Ney has more than 30 years’ experience litigating in federal and state courts throughout the United States. He has represented companies in making multimillion dollar claims against the government, litigated disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors, and defended companies charged by the government with contract breaches, defective pricing and False Claims Act violations. Mr. Ney also has substantial experience in derivative, securities and other business litigation. He founded Chadbourne’s Los Angeles office in 1987.
Representative Matters
- Recently represented French investors in a multibillion dollar action brought by the California Commissioner of Insurance, and currently representing those investors in related actions brought by others, seeking fraud damages arising out of the rehabilitation of Executive Life Insurance Company.
- Recently won a defense verdict for a corporation in a derivative suit arising out of environmental violations.
- Recently represented corporate and individual defendants in a securities class action. Recovered from the Department of Energy under the terms of a cost reimbursement contract millions of dollars of defense costs incurred by a contractor in a criminal investigation.
- Represented Martin Marietta and Allied Chemical in the highly publicized "Equity Funding” insider trading cases. Defended Rockwell International on allegations of defective pricing on the B-1B and GPS satellite contracts.
- Represented Rockwell International in the O.P.M. Leasing Services fraud litigation.
- Represented Rockwell International in its seeking of an injunction against several U.S. executive agencies (including the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Justice) due to the imposition of inconsistent obligations upon its management of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons facility.
Honors
Mr. Ney was named in Southern California Super Lawyers (2007) for general litigation.
Activities and Affiliations
Mr. Ney is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association.
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