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Practices
Mark Riera
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Mark Riera is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group and Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice Group in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Riera represents businesses in complex litigation matters in the federal and state court systems, with an emphasis on antitrust and trade regulation. Mr. Riera's practice involves substantial trial and appellate work in a broad array of industries, including banking, transportation, communications, petroleum marketing and refining, franchising, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, infant foods, hair care products, and securities. Mr. Riera has represented pharmaceutical companies in class actions challenging competitive practices throughout the United States. He has represented oil companies in dealer terminations and nonrenewals under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, and in condemnation and land use matters that affect crude oil pipelines, product pipelines, and production facilities.
Education
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 1984
- Ph.D. Program, Cornell University, 1979-81
- B.A., Pomona College, 1979
Representative Clients
MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Federal Express Corporation, Mobil Oil Corporation, American Airlines, Inc., Ralston Purina Company, Mobil Chemical Company, Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc., the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Bank of America NT & SA, The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd., Prism Enterprises, Inc., Colonial National Bank, and The Trylon Corporation.