A first-chair litigator and trial lawyer, Tony Herman has tried to verdict more than 25 cases, jury and non-jury, in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels throughout the U.S. His broad ranging general litigation, arbitration and trial practice includes environmental, intellectual property and technology litigation, employment litigation, FDA litigation, and general commercial litigation involving contracts, license agreements, and business torts. He has been in charge of large, complex litigation matters for companies such as National Geographic, Thomson Reuters, Gannett, Norfolk Southern, Sanofi, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Schering-Plough, Novartis Vaccines, Astellas, and Wyeth. He also has advised public officials and high profile individuals and negotiated labor and employment agreements.

He also has advised public officials and high profile individuals and negotiated labor and employment agreements. Tony served as General Counsel at the Federal Election Commission where he was responsible for managing some 100 lawyers in the Office of General Counsel’s four divisions. He had overall responsibility for all of the agency’s enforcement, litigation, and advisory opinion matters.