Lewis Roca Rothgerber Partners Michael D. Plachy and Bruce Samuels to Lead Firms Litigation Practice

Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) October 06, 2014

Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP proudly declares that Michael D. Plachy and Bruce Samuels will head the company’s litigation practice group. Plachy, who’s located in Denver, will serve as the practice group leader; Samuels, who based in Phoenix, will serve as the training group supervisor. !

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Lewis Roca Rothgerber’s litigation practice is comprised of more than 116 lawyers around the nine marketplaces of the company. Plachy succeeds Randy Papetti, who served as the litigation practice group leader for five years. Papetti will return his focus to his trial work that is active, in addition to his commercial litigation and antitrust counseling practices.

“We are indebted to Randy for his leadership and commitment to supplying exceptional client service these last five years and for his part in bringing two well-known litigation practices collectively when Lewis and Roca joined with Rothgerber Johnson and Lyons in 2013,” said Lewis Roca Rothgerber managing associate Ken Van Winkle, Jr. “Michael’s legal and business acumen, jointly with Bruce’s prior company direction expertise, make them the perfect fit as we continue to build upon the remarkable standing of Lewis Roca Rothgerber as one of the premier litigation firms in the nation.”

Plachy is a trial lawyer who represents businesses in civil lawsuits ?entailing substantial financial or reputational exposure, including complex commercial litigation and class actions. Plachy often counsels companies concerning corporate?government, strategic planning problems and risk management. He also represents ?and counsels numerous elected officials on election and campaign ?finance problems.? Among other honours, Plachy has been recorded in the 2010-2014 versions of Colorado Super Lawyers(registered company) in the place of Company/Litigation, earning a Top 100 Rank in 2012‎.

Samuels practices principally in the areas of intellectual property litigation and business litigation, including trade secrets, restrictive covenants, trademark infringement, unfair competition, commercial lease disputes and fraudulent transfers. He regularly represents clients in proceedings in which preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders are sought. Samuels is recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” in Arizona in the 2014 version of Standard Litigation and is contained in the 2009-2015 versions of The Top Lawyers in America(c) in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Litigation and Trademark Law. He was named Best Attorneys’ 2013 Attorney of the Year in Trademark Law in Phoenix. He’s got an “AV/Preeminent Lawyer” rating with Martindale Hubbell.

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About Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP

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Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP is one of the biggest law firms in the Western U.S. The company keeps profitable practices in litigation, real estate, business transactions, intellectual property, gaming, banking, bankruptcy and energy and natural resources with more than 250 lawyers across nine offices including Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, Colorado Springs, Vegas, Reno, Albuquerque, Casper and Silicon Valley. !

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