Terry is a litigation partner with substantial first chair trial experience for both plaintiffs and defendants, as well as class action defense experience. He is a member of Reed Smith’s Global Commercial Disputes Group, where he previously served as Deputy Practice Group Leader. He is an active member of Reed Smith’s Culture & Engagement Committee, having previously served as the Los Angeles Office Culture & Engagement Committee Partner, and a member of the Los Angeles Office Recruiting Committee, engaged in selecting and developing its new attorneys.
Terry has extensive litigation management and first chair trial experience in state and federal courts, managing cases from inception through trial, as well as parachuting in during the final stages of litigation to negotiate settlements or take matters to trial. His recent trial verdicts include a defense verdict following a seven day jury trial, a plaintiff $5.76 million verdict, and a multi-day bench trial spread over several months resulting in a complete defense verdict on January 3, 2020. His practice has a special emphasis on representing corporations, officers, and management-level employees in all types of significant litigation matters involving contract, employment, financial services, and real estate and development/construction disputes.
He has been lead/first chair trial counsel in matters for, among others, Bank of America, IKON Office Solutions, M&T Bank, Post Modern Edit, LLC, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Southern California Edison, Spirit Realty, Toyota Motor Credit, numerous individuals and corporate officers, and several dozen premier national-level law firms, as well as lead counsel in class action matters for Southern California Edison Company, Talent Partners, and The U.D. Registry.
