Richard Alan Arnold is a nationally recognized trial lawyer focused on complex litigation, including antitrust cases for plaintiffs and defendants.
During his more than 30 years of practice, Richard has handled numerous individual plaintiff antitrust cases as opposed to class actions or mass actions. He also has represented opt-out plaintiffs in many civil antitrust cases that have proceeded parallel to or following the U.S. government’s criminal prosecution of international cartels. In addition to antitrust cases, Richard has played an active role in all of the firm’s cases involving the electronic payments industry.
Richard’s clients include public companies, entrepreneurial individuals, and privately held companies from a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, vitamins, telecommunications, consumable commodities, banking, automotive, health care, and airlines.
Richard has been lead counsel in antitrust cases representing as plaintiffs an international tire manufacturer, the nation’s eighth largest vitamin manufacturer, major national retail pharmacy chains, major national retail grocery chains, chemical and plastic manufacturers, and international consumer products companies, resulting in gross individual non-class action recoveries of nearly $4 billion.
He has served as a special assistant attorney general in several states, both as prosecutor and as counsel, and formerly chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Richard has written and lectured extensively on antitrust topics, including implied rights of action under the antitrust laws.
Before joining the firm, Richard clerked for the Honorable William E. Miller of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit.
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America, Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation, 1991 – present
Chambers USA, Senior Statesman, Antitrust, 2021-2024; Band 1, Antitrust, 2020, 2004-2018; Band 2, Antitrust, 2019
Florida Super Lawyers, Top Rated Antitrust Litigation Attorney, 2006 – present
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ 5.0/5.0 Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
Representative Matters
Special Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust, State of Florida, 1982–1985, 1987–1989
News & Publications
News & Events
August 15, 2024 – 14 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers In America© 2025
June 6, 2024 – Kenny Nachwalter Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2024
August 17, 2023 – 13 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers In America© 2024
June 1, 2023 – Kenny Nachwalter Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023
April 14, 2023 – Federal Judge Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Kenny Nachwalter Client Health First
August 18, 2022 – 13 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers In America© 2023
June 1, 2022 – Kenny Nachwalter Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2022
August 19, 2021 – 17 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers In America© 2022
June 29, 2021 – Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Florida Super Lawyers
May 20, 2021 – Kenny Nachwalter Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021
August 20, 2020 – 15 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America© 2021, Two Selected “Lawyer Of The Year”
June 11, 2020 – Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers List
April 27, 2020 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized Among Top Tier Law Firms in the 2020 Edition of Chambers USA
August 15, 2019 – 12 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© 2020 and 1 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”
May 30, 2019 – 7 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Listed in the 2019 Florida Super Lawyers List
April 25, 2019 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized Among Top Firms in Band 1 of the 2019 Edition of Chambers USA
August 20, 2018 – 10 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© 2019 and 4 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”
June 18, 2018 – 6 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Listed in Florida Super Lawyers List
August 15, 2017 – 8 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 and 3 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”
June 15, 2017 – Super Lawyers Names Kenny Nachwalter Shareholder To Top 100: 2017 Miami Super Lawyers List And 7 Shareholders To 2017 Florida Super Lawyers List
June 5, 2017 – Kenny Nachwalter Once Again Recognized Among Top Firms in Band 1 of the 2017 Edition of Chambers USA
Publications
Author, Comment, “Constitutional Law: Imprisonment of the Indigent for Non-Payment of Fines,” 24 South Carolina Law Review 902, 1972
Author, Note, “The Right to Counsel: The Agersinger-Kirby Dichotomy,” 25 South Carolina Law Review 292, 1973
Author, “Florida Class Actions - A New Look,” 31 University of Florida Law Review 551, 1979
Author, “Implied Right of Action Under the Antitrust Laws,” 21 William and Mary Law Review 437, 1979
Professional Activities
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
- Antitrust Section
- Litigation Section
The American Law Institute
The Florida Bar
- Business Law Section
- Trial Lawyers Section
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Advisory Committee
- Past Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures
Teaching experience
Instructor, University of Illinois Law School, 1974–1975
Practice Areas
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to the Hon. William E. Miller, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1973–1974
Education
LL.M., University of Illinois, 1975
J.D., University of South Carolina, 1973
- Editor, University of South Carolina Law Review, 1972-1973
- Member, Order of Wig and Robe
B.S., East Tennessee State University, 1969
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
