Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce that Ugo Colella has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in theBusiness Litigation group. He has extensive knowledge of complex commercial disputes, particularly class actions and multidistrict litigation. He previously practiced at Patton Boggs LLP.
With a focus on business-related disputes, Colella represents companies in civil litigation and has significant experience before state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. Widely published, Colella’s writings are relied upon by state and federal courts.
“Thompson Hine’s platform is the right fit for my practice,” said Colella of his decision to join the firm. “I am looking forward to joining a firm with an expanding litigation practice and a focus on client service and value. My clients will benefit from the firm’s excellent capabilities in corporate, commercial and public finance, litigation and international trade. The innovative management at this firm was also a major selling point for me – to say that I was impressed with Managing Partner Debbie Read and D.C. Partner-in-Charge David Wilson is an understatement.”
Colella has handled cases under many federal statutes, including the Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Anti-Terrorism Act, Bankruptcy Code, Full Faith and Credit Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, False Claims Act, civil RICO, Lanham Act and the Alien Tort Claims Act. He also defends clients against a broad range of claims, including those involving breach of contract, unjust enrichment, premises liability, product liability, ordinary and professional negligence, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriate of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, violation of consumer protection statutes and tortious interference.
Before entering private practice, Colella joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s Honors Program and served as a trial lawyer for the Justice Department’s Civil Division of the Justice Department, where he handled toxic-tort claims and a variety of other civil litigation issues at the federal trial and appellate levels for agencies including the Department of the Army, Small Business Administration and Department of Energy.
Thompson Hine’s Washington office remains poised for growth, having moved last year to a larger space at 1919 M Street, N.W. “We are very excited to welcome Ugo to our Washington office,” said David A. Wilson, Washington office partner-in-charge. “His significant litigation experience, particularly class action and multidistrict litigation, will be of tremendous benefit to our clients and will further bolster the firm’s strong litigation practice. He is also quite personable and engaging and will fit in well with Thompson Hine’s culture.”
Colella’s addition follows the arrivals of highly respected construction litigator Lawrence M. Prosen, well-regarded intellectual property and IP litigation lawyers Clifton E. McCann, John W. Ryan and Thomas M. Haas, and the addition of the prominent transportation and international trade law team of Charles A. Hunnicutt, Brent Connor and Patricia N. Snyder.
