During his career, Rick Murphy, co-leader of Sutherland’s Litigation Practice Group and partner-in-charge of the firm’s Washington office, has represented organizations in various industries, including banking, telecommunications, transportation, oil and gas, and nuclear energy in complex commercial litigation.

Rick also has substantial experience in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. In recent years, he has represented clients in arbitrations concerning remediation of radiological contamination in manufacturing facilities and interpretation of technology licensing agreements.

Rick is the senior litigator on Sutherland’s Bankruptcy, Workouts and Restructuring Team. He is also a member of Sutherland’s Crisis Management and Complex Litigation Team, helping clients navigate crises and develop legal response strategies tailored to each specific situation. To learn more about how Sutherland defends companies facing challenges on multiple fronts, including civil litigation and parallel criminal investigations, multi-district litigation proceedings, putative class actions, Congressional investigations and hearings, regulatory investigations, internal investigations, shareholder direct and derivative claims, and corporate disclosure issues, visit sutherlandcrisismanagement.com.