Richards, Layton & Finger represents local, regional and national clients in a wide variety of litigation matters in state and federal courts, in state and federal agencies, and in arbitrations and mediations. The firm's lawyers also have substantial experience in appellate matters. They routinely represent clients before the Delaware Supreme Court and the federal appellate courts.

Richards, Layton & Finger lawyers have served as members and chairpersons of the Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee, the Chancery Court and Superior Court Civil Rules Advisory Committees, and various committees of the Delaware State Bar Association. Members of the firm have been requested by appellate courts to serve as amicus curiae, and they routinely lecture on Delaware court practice, including appellate practice, at seminars conducted by the courts and the Bar Association.

Administrative
Litigators represent parties in administrative proceedings before governmental agencies, appearing before numerous federal and state agencies in a variety of government regulatory areas. The firm handles judicial appeals from administrative decisions, as well as original actions against governmental agencies for injunctions or declaratory judgments. The firm also has considerable experience drafting legislation and appearing before the State House and Senate.

Commercial and Civil Litigation
Members of the Litigation Group have substantial experience representing clients in all aspects of commercial and civil litigation, including banking, business tort, computer, construction, contract, creditors' rights and foreclosure, health care, insurance coverage, lender liability, product liability, professional liability, property damage, and property and securities disputes. This Group has the capability to handle extremely complex litigation involving millions of documents and novel issues of law.

Environmental
The firm regularly represents individuals and corporations in all types of enforcement actions brought by environmental agencies and has defended nuisance, personal injury and property damage toxic tort cases brought by private litigants. Firm lawyers litigate environmental claims involving all media, including air, water and soil, and represent landowners, haulers and generators as potentially responsible parties in Superfund and RCRA litigation.

Intellectual Property
Richards, Layton & Finger has extensive expertise in intellectual property litigation and has prosecuted and defended a substantial number of actions for patent, trademark and copyright infringement. The firm also has considerable experience in litigating related actions for product disparagement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and inappropriate disclosure of confidential and/or proprietary information.

Labor and Employment
The firm provides employers with both advice and litigation support in all aspects of labor and employment law both at the agency level (state and federal) and in state and federal courts. In addition, this Group provides transactional advice to employers, including the review of major business transactions. It also assists in drafting employment and severance contracts, reviewing personnel manuals, and providing advice with regard to handling other work-related issues. Further, the Labor and Employment Group provides compliance training to management and employees regarding state and federal employment laws.

Media and Communications Law
The firm represents the only statewide newspaper and most other major media and communications organizations in Delaware. The firm's Litigation lawyers represent media organizations in libel actions, in actions challenging access to courtroom proceedings, in actions under the Freedom of Information Act, and on First Amendment issues.