NEW YORK – Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Harry H. Rimm has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Litigation group. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Rimm has significant trial experience and experience handling corporate internal investigations, federal criminal matters and federal regulatory matters. He also regularly represents companies and individuals in the defense of class actions, shareholder disputes, securities matters and other proceedings in federal and state jurisdictions. He will be based in the firm’s newly established New York office.
“Harry is a critical addition as the firm expands and deepens its litigation capabilities in one of the world’s most important business and legal centers,“ said Chris Jones, who leads the Business Litigation group and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. “Our clients will benefit from his substantial trial experience, particularly in federal court, and his leadership will be invaluable as we continue to attract top talent in New York and across the Northeast.”
“Harry is a critical addition as the firm expands and deepens its litigation capabilities in one of the world’s most important business and legal centers. Our clients will benefit from his substantial trial experience, particularly in federal court, and his leadership will be invaluable as we continue to attract top talent in New York and across the Northeast.”
Rimm represents companies and individuals in criminal and regulatory investigations and has successfully resolved criminal and regulatory matters being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice (Criminal, Antitrust and Tax Divisions), different U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Attorneys General of New Jersey and New York. He has particular experience defending foreign companies, especially Chinese companies, that have been sued in federal court.
“Womble’s litigation platform and international reach make it a natural fit for me and my practice,” said Rimm. “I look forward to working with such a talented group of attorneys to provide the highest level of service to clients and contribute to the firm’s strategic growth in New York and across its transatlantic footprint.”
“Womble’s litigation platform and international reach make it a natural fit for me and my practice. I look forward to working with such a talented group of attorneys to provide the highest level of service to clients and contribute to the firm’s strategic growth in New York and across its transatlantic footprint.”
Due to the nature of Rimm’s practice, many of his most successful matters have not resulted in public charges and remain confidential. In 2021, he defended the most high-profile federal criminal case in New Jersey, securing a favorable resolution for the former Mayor of Atlantic City. Also in 2021, Rimm secured the dismissal of a civil lawsuit against Garmin International, Inc. filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Among his high-profile accomplishments at trial, Rimm’s victory in Leser v. U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York) was inducted into the New York Law Journal Verdicts Hall of Fame as the “Third Highest Contracts Verdict” (New York's Highest-Ranking Verdicts from 2000 to 2018).
Rimm serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Federal Bar Foundation and is a member of the Federal Bar Council. He also is a member of the Second Circuit’s Civic Education & Public Engagement Committee, following appointment by former Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann, and previously served on the Second Circuit’s Judicial Conference Planning & Programming Committee. He joins Womble from the New York office of an international law firm.
Rimm received his J.D. from Yale Law School and his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former law clerk to Judge Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Upon completion of his clerkship, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, where he personally handled and led criminal investigations and prosecutions, conducted trials in federal court to jury verdict and handled criminal appeals.