Background
Valerie Sonders, Ricki was born on January 29, 1956 in New York, New York, United States.
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Ricki Valerie Sonders
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Education
Cornell University (Bachelor of Science, 1977). Southern Methodist University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Career
Resolution Trust Corporation v. Mustang Partners, 946 F.2d 103 (10th Circuit 1991); Farha v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 963 F.2d 283 (10th Circuit 1992); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Lowery, 12 F.3d 995 (10th Circuit 1993); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Hulsey, 227 3d 1472 (10th Circuit 1994); Aquirre v. ARW Exploration Cup, 45 F 3d 1455 (10th Circuit 1995).Worked at Day, Edwards, Federman, Propester & Christensen, Professional Corporation (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) specializing in General Civil Trial. Trial of Civil Cases in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Agribusiness, Anti-Trust Law, Arbitration and Mediation of disputes, Banking Regulation and Transactions, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Franchising Regulation and Transactions, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, International Law, Labor Relations, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Securities Regulation and Transactions and Workers Compensation.
Admitted to the bar, 1980, Texas and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. 1981, Oklahoma, United States.
District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
Phi Delta Phi. Company-Author: A Primer on the Special Rights and Immunities of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 11 Oklahoma City Law Review 683, 1986.
Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education programs on Financial Institution Insolvency, sponsored by the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the State Bar of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1989-1991. Member: Oklahoma County (Member, Fee Grievance and Ethics Committee, 1986) Bar Association. State Bar of Texas.
The firm offers diverse legal services to local, national and international clients which include some of the most prestigious banking, brokerage, financial, insurance and industrial businesses in the United States and the global economy.
Our clients include a large number of major, publicly owned domestic and international corporations, as well as closely held domestic and international corporations, banks, financial institutions, partnerships and individuals, which have been represented by us as general, regional or special counsel
The firm is frequently retained by other law firms to act as lead, special or local counsel in connection with major transactions or complex litigation. The firm"s litigation practice extends to all areas of the United States.
Primary areas of expertise are: Employment Law (including discharge, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and discrimination, hiring and unions). Financial and Securities Transactions (including agribusiness, asset based finance, banking regulation and transactions, business associations, energy and co-generation regulation and transactions, franchising, insurance coverage, leveraged leasing, liability management, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, all forms of securities and all forms of public and private securities offerings).
Health Law (including acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, managed health care malpractice, preferred provider organizations, telemedicine, anti-kickback safe harbors.
Insolvency Law (including director and officer liability, bankruptcy, reorganization and restructuring). Litigation (including litigation before state and federal trial and appellate courts. Representation in regulatory and arbitration proceedings.
And, litigation in securities cases, "white collar" criminal cases, anti-trust cases, lender liability cases, commercial torts, bodily injury, worker"s compensation defense, employment and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims, products liability, environmental claims, health, and professional malpractice).
Real Estate & Environmental Law (including construction, development, leasing, sales, environment compliance and mortgage banking). Natural Resources (including agriculture, energy, oil and gas pollution).
And International Law (including international commercial transactions, customs, export controls, and immigration). Complex Litigation and White Collar Crime have become fast growing and successful sectors of the firm"s practice.
The firm has been engaged to both prosecute and defend Litigation matters in several distant areas of the United States.
While the scope of the firm"s expertise has substantially expanded, a significant sector of the firm"s practice remains focused on banking clients.
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Membership
Member: Oklahoma County (Member, Fee Grievance and Ethics Committee, 1986) Bar Association. State Bar of Texas.
