LAS VEGAS, October 9, 2023 — Karl Riley, a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department, has been named a 2023 Rising Star by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA). This annual list features stellar attorneys whose accomplishments and dedication to the legal profession and their community place them among those “attorneys to watch.” Karl and the other honorees will be recognized at the Rising Stars Ceremony at the MCCA annual Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference.

Karl is an experienced and well-rounded commercial litigator, whose practical, business-minded approach to the practice of law adds significant value to his clients. Having served as a clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Karl provides sound and coherent legal strategies for his clients from complaint through appeal. Karl has extensive experience litigating breach of contract; fraud; fraudulent transfer; negligence; breach of fiduciary duty; construction; wrongful disclosure; federal and state consumer protection statutes (e.g., FDCPA, FCRA, TCPA); adverse proceedings; federal state False Claims Act; deficiency judgment; receiverships; insurance coverage; judgment recovery; and various employment and wage/hour issues (e.g., Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA).

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