Virtual financial services industry law firm Garris Horn LLP added David Ross as a litigation partner. He will handle litigation matters related to Garris Horn’s traditional practice areas, work on government investigations and enforcement defense and expand the firm’s services into commercial litigation.
“It has long been our desire to add a professional litigator to our team so that we can offer our clients a more affordable option should they need to defend themselves in court or before a regulatory agency,” co-Managing Partner Richard Horn said in a release. “Dave is a perfect fit for our firm. He has depth and experience and also brings the additional qualities that our firm is known for, including working extremely efficiently and putting the client’s needs first. Already in his first weeks at the firm, he has proven to be a tough-as-nails, confident and extremely intelligent litigator.”
Ross has 25 years of litigation experience in matters arising from the management of partnerships, closely held corporate entities, financial services companies and real estate joint ventures. He also brings his longstanding franchise, employment law and business transactional practices to the firm.
“I couldn’t be joining a better firm,” Ross said. “I’ve known and respected Troy Garris for nearly 30 years. I’ve watched him and Richard Horn assemble a fantastic team for this industry, and I’m proud to now be part of it. My new partners are experts in the complex web of regulatory requirements – what I call the ‘science.’ I hope to complement that science with the art of litigation.”
Throughout his career, Ross has faced big, medium-sized, and small law firms in high-stakes litigation including corporate shareholder disputes, breach of contract, unfair competition, unauthorized use of trade secrets, violations of non-compete provisions, antitrust, commercial fraud, tortious interference with contract, franchising and employment matters.
Ross is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of Maryland, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey. He will work from Maryland and Washington, D.C., offices.