Trisha Rich is an Associate in Holland & Knight's Chicago office specializing in both commercial litigation and media law, where she represents a variety of media clients, including newspapers, television stations and documentary and feature film producers.
On the commercial litigation side, Ms. Rich has represented large, multinational corporations and government entities, as well as small business and individuals.
Representative Cases
- Bringing suit on behalf of a large corporate client to recover against a competing corporation who misappropriated confidential information valued at $30 million.
- Representing business organizations for a variety of matters, including breach of contract claims, collection issues and breach of warranty claims.
- Negotiating a favorable settlement between several parties on behalf of a business owner sued by a client.
- Defending a small business client against various litigation matters, including claims by customers and suppliers.
- Bringing suit against the federal government on behalf of a taxpayer to contest issues of taxpayer liability.
Media and Entertainment Representative Cases
- Representing major news networks related to various liability matters.
- Representing nonprofit corporations on various media issues, related to licensing and permissions of media materials, including books, videos, magazines and audio and audio-visual programming.
- Advising award-winning documentary filmmakers on issues of defamation and privacy laws.
- Preparing a full range of film and television production and distribution documents for media clients.