Gelb & Gelb LLP
Richard M. Gelb, a partner and co-founder of Gelb & Gelb LLP, is a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of New York, District of Columbia, United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of Connecticut, United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second and Eleventh Circuits and the United States Supreme Court. He is a graduate of New York University (B.A.) and Boston College Law School (J.D.).
Mr. Gelb represents clients in federal and state court litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. He concentrates in the areas of business & securities, non-competition agreements, corporate raiding and trade secrets, accountants’ liability and criminal law.
Mr. Gelb has been practicing law since 1973. He was an associate in the Litigation Department of Proskauer Rose LLP in New York City where he was a member of a team of lawyers representing SCM Corporation against Xerox Corporation in a landmark antitrust case that was tried to a jury. From 1980 to 1990, Mr. Gelb’s jury trials included complex plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice cases. He is experienced in trying complex cases before juries and judges in state and federal court and arbitration panels. He has also handled numerous regulatory proceedings including those before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, self-regulatory organizations such as the FINRA (and its predecessors NASD and NYSE), and state administrative agencies including the Massachusetts Division of Securities and Division of Insurance. He also represents clients before the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and the Massachusetts Board of Accountancy and other licensing agencies.