Riley H. Floyd

Biography

Riley Floyd is an associate with Hoover Hull Turner LLP. Riley has developed meaningful trial experience by examining witnesses and deposing adverse parties. Riley has also argued critical motions in state and federal courts. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation, lawyer liability and licensing, white collar defense, investigations, and crisis management.

EDUCATION & CLERKSHIPS

• Law Clerk, Hon. David F. Hamilton, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• J.D., magna cum laude, Indiana University Maurer School of Law; Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief, Indiana Law Journal, Volume 91; Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, Finalist, Brief Writing & Oral Advocacy Honors
• Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, Visiting Student
• A.B., summa cum laude, English Literature, Wabash College; Phi Beta Kappa

Recognition

Indiana Rising Stars ® (since 2020)

Civic & Professional Involvement

• The Penrod Society, Member
• Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Association, Secretary
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Board of Governors

Experience

Though all cases vary and none is predictive, Riley’s experience includes:

Business Litigation

• SG Equipment Finance USA Corp., v. Kimball Electronics, Inc. v. Ariba, Inc., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 2:20-cv-06005-JCJ. Represented electronics manufacturing contractor in dispute related to complex cloud services for component procurement.
• Represented supplier in federal lawsuit alleging nearly $300 million of liability stemming from alleged product diversion and arbitrage
• Represented publicly traded company in defense of claim brought by Fortune 150 company
• Represented real estate developers in defense of alleged business torts and litigation of accompanying counter- and cross-claims arising out of $30+ million construction project
• Represented international trade organization in commerce clause litigation adverse to State of Indiana
• Represented stakeholder and defended against state and federal suits alleging securities fraud in connection with restructuring and sale of business

Lawyer Liability and Licensing

• Counsels Am Law 100 and 150 firms in connection with professional liability issues and claims
• Represented attorney in nationally reported disciplinary action involving Rule 1.7 charge arising from relationship with client’s spouse; hearing officer’s report of no misconduct affirmed by unanimous Indiana Supreme Court
• Represented attorney in highly publicized disciplinary action involving the reporting of suspected child abuse in a school setting, handling of contraband as evidence, the tension between Rule 1.6 confidentiality duties and providing information to law enforcement, as well as public policy concerning the use of confidentiality agreements.

White Collar Defense

• Represented corporate executive during investigations by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice following sales of corporation

Investigations and Crisis Management

• Represented national figure in media and legal crisis
• Advised closely held business and its owners adverse to public accounting firm in post-closing dispute over net working capital calculations pursuant to asset purchase agreement
• Advised owners of closely held business in evaluation of potential breach of fiduciary duty claims against co-owners
• Represented owner of closely-held business during business break up crisis
• Represented business owner during contract negotiation crisis
• Represented former property owner in connection with insurer’s indemnification demand

Presentations & Publications

Presentations

• Co-Presenter, 2021 Hoover Hull Turner LLP Law Firm Symposium, June 2021
• Co-Presenter, Where Law Meets Technology: What Every Litigator Needs to Know About Form of Production, Indianapolis Bar Association, March 2021

Publication

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