<p>  <br> Richard Mark, a partner in Orrick's New York office, litigates cases in federal and state courts around the United States.  He represents clients in matters involving product liability, government investigations, patents, civil RICO and general commercial matters.
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During his service as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he presented more than 20 oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  He also has argued appeals in the Third, Fifth and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Illinois Appellate Court, the New York State Court of Appeals, the New York State Appellate Division, the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  In 2009, the Second Circuit appointed Mr. Mark to the Court's pro bono panel. 
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In an appeal Mr. Mark argued, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held in 2009 that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act preempted all design defect claims against the manufacturer of a covered vaccine.  Bruesewitz v. Wyeth Inc.,  561 F.3d 233 (3d Cir. 2009).  The Third Circuit's ruling is the first by a federal appellate court on this issue under the Vaccine Act.
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In 2009, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York re-appointed Mr. Mark to supervise the nationwide, multistage process for electing the officers of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.  The Court first appointed Mr. Mark to that position in 2005.