Nationally recognized commercial litigator Richik Sarkar has joined McDonald Hopkins LLC as a member in the firm’s Litigation Department. He will be based in the firm’s Cleveland office.
Sarkar has significant expertise in commercial litigation, sales and trade practices, business torts, professional negligence and malpractice, financial services law, corporate governance and compliance, and overall risk management. He is recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America® and has been selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers since 2005.
“Richik has an impressive background representing clients in numerous aspects of business and commercial litigation,” said William J. O’Neill, chair of the Litigation Department at McDonald Hopkins. “Richik will provide a value-add to our clients by working with them to anticipate and address legal, compliance and businesses issues before they arise, and resolve disputes in the most efficient manner possible.”
Sarkar’s clients include public and private entities of all sizes: small and minority-owned businesses, sports and media agencies, technology companies, development corporations, government, utilities, multi-national corporations and banks, and financial institutions. He has become a trusted advisor regarding risk management, commercial litigation, fraud, business interference, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability, Uniform Commercial Code, discriminatory and predatory lending, unfair competition, FCA, FCPA, class action, internal investigations, and federal and state regulatory compliance.
Sarkar earned his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Sarkar is highly involved in the community and serves on the board of a number of organizations including the Asian American Bar Association of Ohio, the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio and the Rainey Institute. Sarkar is Vice President and member of the Board of Trustees for the Cuyahoga County Community Improvement Corporation. He is also a member of the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Commission on Economic Inclusion, United Way Services and the WKSU Community Advisory Council.
