Edward J. Reich

Edward J. Reich is General Counsel and Partner of Dentons US, based in the New York office. As the firm's principal lawyer, his practice focuses on Compliance Law, advising firm management on a wide range of matters including ethics compliance, litigation, law firm governance and insurance issues.

He has more than 10 years' experience in law firm risk management, having previously served as Dentons' deputy general counsel and as a chair of the firm's Lawyers' Professional Liability practice, which represents lawyers and law firms on a wide variety of legal and ethical issues.

Eddie speaks and writes frequently on legal ethics, risk management and professional responsibility matters.

Prior to being appointed General Counsel, Eddie enjoyed a successful and diverse litigation practice in areas such as insurance litigation, employment and trade secrets litigation, business and contractual disputes and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). He has handled all phases of matters in courts and alternative dispute resolution forums across the country, and has tried cases and argued appeals in both state and federal courts.

His experience includes serving as coordinating counsel for the Prudential Insurance Company of America in connection with the enforcement of the class action settlement in In re The Prudential Insurance Company of America Sales Practices Litigation, where he supervises lawyers throughout the country and has argued successfully in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in defense of the class settlement; representing former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather in his litigation against CBS Corporation and others; representing Royal Indemnity Company in the property insurance coverage dispute arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center, serving as co-trial counsel in two federal trials; and successfully defending a prestigious law firm in a federal court action alleging violations of ERISA and other claims.

He holds a JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (1991) and a BA from Lehigh University (1988). Prior to joining Dentons, he was associated with Cooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester and Newman, P.C.