Richard Valladares
Richard
Valladares is a Peruvian-American shareholder at Greenberg Traurig,
LLP. He has practiced complex litigation law for over 20 years and has
been with Greenberg Traurig for 17 years. He also currently serves as
the Chair of the firm’s Atlanta Business Litigation Group. Valladares
has extensive litigation and trial experience in state and federal
courts, representing a wide array of clients ranging from Fortune 500
companies to local businesses. He has been ranked by Super Lawyers
magazine as a “Georgia Super Lawyer” for the last ten years, was listed
in Georgia Trend magazine’s “Legal Elite” from 2011-2013, and was listed
as a 2009 “Future Star” in Benchmark Litigation. He serves as a mentor
to students participating in the Georgia Latino Law Foundation who have
legal career aspirations, he has served as Vice President of the
Peruvian-American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, and he worked with the
Atlanta Public School System to develop the “Lawyer for a Day” after
school program. In 2012, Valladares was awarded the Professional of the
Year - XVII TUMI USA Award. Valladares received his bachelor’s degree
from Rutgers University and J.D. from Seton Hall University School of
Law. In 2021, Governor Kemp appointed Valladares to the Judicial
Nominating Commission. He and his wife, Melissa, have four children and
reside in Sandy Springs.