Mark Raffman’s areas of practice include complex litigation (particularly class actions), product liability (including silica litigation), insurance litigation (including coverage and consumer litigation), professional ethics and liability litigation, domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, and toxic tort and mass casualty litigation. He has represented clients before state and federal trial and appellate courts, administrative agencies and arbitration panels.
WORK FOR CLIENTS
Clients of the firm whom Mr. Raffman has served in litigation and arbitration matters include: Lafarge North America Inc. (products liability and commercial litigation and arbitration); The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (insurance coverage litigation); Arthur Andersen LLP (professional liability disputes); and Rockwell International Corporation (toxic tort and other litigation matters).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Raffman is a member of the Council on Litigation Management.
MEDIA
Mr. Raffman serves on the advisory board for Insurance Law and Litigation Week, published by Strafford Publications. He has spoken on silica litigation for the Defense Research Institute and other groups, and has published on insurance coverage issues. While in law school, Mr. Raffman served as Supreme Court Note Editor on the Harvard Law Review.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mr. Raffman was a partner at Shea & Gardner prior to its combination with Goodwin Procter in 2004. Prior to joining Shea & Gardner in 1987, Mr. Raffman served as a judicial clerk for then-Judge Anthony M. Kennedy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Raffman is admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, various federal courts of appeals, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
RECOGNITION
In 2011, The BTI Consulting Group Inc. recognized Mr. Raffman as a BTI Client Service All-Star based on interviews with more than 300 general counsel at large and Fortune 1000 organizations. He was noted for his client focus, solid legal skills and the ability to demonstrate an exceptional understanding of clients’ business, produce outstanding results and reduce costs. Mr. Raffman has also been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.