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Richard F. Ricci

Of Counsel

New Jersey
T: +1 973.597.2462 F: +1 973.597.2463 rricci@lowenstein.com
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When environmental litigation and regulatory issues threaten their businesses, clients turn to Richard Ricci both for his ability to resolve those issues and for his extensive experience in the environmental law trenches. His practice encompasses Superfund, toxic tort, and hazardous waste litigation; cleanup and cost-recovery actions; injunctive and penalty proceedings; and construction, insurance coverage, and related commercial litigation issues.

As lead counsel in many high-stakes environmental matters, Rich has a strong record of favorable outcomes for clients, who are quick to acknowledge his exceptional level of commitment and concern for their business outcomes. He also regularly provides counseling and transactional support on complex corporate and real estate transactions with environmental components. Rich has a national reputation, having successfully tried cases from New York and New Jersey to Illinois and Arkansas.

Rich was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to the District V-C Ethics Committee, on which he served for seven years. He is an active member of the Chemistry Council of New Jersey and frequently speaks at its events.

Rich's work is consistently honored by regional and national ranking organizations. A noted thought leader, Rich has published on a wide range of environmental law topics.

  • Represented the State of New Jersey as special outside counsel in the State’s lawsuit against Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche for their role in a massive consumer fraud scandal known as “Dieselgate.” Successfully negotiated a settlement of all claims for a total of $69 million for New Jersey.
  • Acted as lead trial counsel to a real estate investment trust landlord in a trial that resulted in a determination that the client was entitled to complete contractual indemnification, including reimbursement of all attorneys' fees, from its tenant for claims of the state of New Jersey for the costs of investigating and remediating environmental contamination.
  • Represented a major oil company in obtaining summary judgment that compelled the purchaser of an oil refinery to comply with the terms of an asset purchase agreement.
  • Acted as lead trial counsel for a specialty chemical manufacturer in an environmental cleanup cost-recovery case in Little Rock, Arkansas, which resulted in a no-cause verdict for the client.
  • Served on an audit team appointed by a former governor of New Jersey to investigate the state's $500 million auto emissions testing contract to root out waste and mismanagement in state government.
  • Served as lead counsel for a publicly traded real estate investment trust in a fraud/professional liability suit arising from the unlawful construction of a building in federally regulated wetlands.
  • Acted as lead counsel on behalf of a large public university in the remediation of a DDT-contaminated former airstrip (including the bidding, contract negotiation, and execution of a 20,000-ton soil removal action) and a subsequent cost-recovery action against the state of New Jersey, which resulted in a substantial recovery for the client.
  • Acted as lead trial counsel in a Superfund cost-recovery case in East St. Louis, Illinois, which resulted in a substantial recovery for the client.
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Education

  • University of Notre Dame School of Law (J.D. 1982), magna cum laude; Associate Editor, University of Notre Dame Law Review

    Duquesne University (B.A. 1979), cum laude

Affiliations

  • Environmental Editorial Advisory Board, Law360

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • Rhode Island

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