SLADE BOND
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Evelyn Yifei Riley (李一飞), is an internationally trained attorney specializing in complex litigation, antitrust law, tort, intellectual property, and Chinese law. After law school, Ms. Riley received an L.L.M. in Intellectual Property from The George Washington University Law School. Ms. Riley joined CGL in 2013. Working alongside the firm’s late founding partner, Johnathan Cuneo, Ms. Riley vigorously litigated claims on behalf of indirect purchaser plaintiffs who suffered antitrust injuries as a result of anticompetitive conduct. Her work at CGL has contributed to settlements of over $1.6 billion for indirect purchasers in antitrust litigation, including approximately $400 million in settlements for automobile dealership plaintiffs. Ms. Riley served as counsel in multidistrict complex litigation, including:
- In re Auto Parts Antitrust Litigation (E.D. Mich. MDL 2311)
Served as one of the principal attorneys in the litigation, prosecuted forty cases representing automobile dealerships across the country against upstream OEM part-suppliers who fixed prices and rigged bids; briefed scores of motions and successfully argued a number of them before the federal court; led the dealership discovery effort against over fifty different defendants; contributed significantly to over $300 million in settlements for the indirect purchaser automobile dealership plaintiffs.
- In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (N.D. Ohio MDL 2804)
Representing hospitals in cases against companies that fraudulently marketed and distributed opioids in the United States; prepares and drafts complaints and briefs for the hospitals; successfully defended multiple motions to dismiss in federal and state courts throughout the litigation; briefed and argued motions to dismiss before state courts in Florida, Mississippi, and Arkansas for hospitals; successfully moved multiple federal courts to remand hospitals’ cases back to state courts where the hospitals chose to litigate their cases; conducted in-depth legal research for the hospitals.
Between 2022 and 2024, Ms. Riley worked at a national law firm’s D.C. office. She represented clients in both state and federal courts throughout the U.S. in a broad range of matters, including commercial contracts, consumer protection, employment, privacy, product liability, trade secrets, and premises liability in high exposure matters. Ms. Riley was the Co-Chair of the firm’s Asian Americans Resource Group and a Steering Committee Member in the firm’s Women’s Initiative.
Prior to joining Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, Ms. Riley was selected as a judicial intern among a competitive group of law students and lawyers to work for Chief Judge Randall R. Rader at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit while she was earning her L.L.M. degree at The George Washington University Law School. At the Chief Judge’s Chamber, Ms. Riley worked on cases involving complex patent litigation and international trade disputes.
Prior to coming to the U.S., Ms. Riley. took courses of American law during law school, and worked for judges at a district court in Wuhan, China. She also interned with a large domestic firm specializing in capital markets, Jingtian & Gongcheng, in Beijing.
Ms. Riley currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area (APABA-DC).
Ms. Riley enjoys playing the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, in her free time. She has participated in numerous musical competitions and her skill has been recognized at provincial and national levels.
Ms. Riley is fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin).
EDUCATION
LL.M., George Washington University Law School
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
B.A., University of Mary Washington
SUBSTANTIVE PRACTICE AREAS
Antitrust
Consumer Protection
Slade Bond is the Chair of the firm’s Public Policy and Legislative Affairs practice. With more than a decade of experience in Congress and the Department of Justice, Slade leverages his deep expertise in legislative strategy and high-stake congressional investigations to counsel clients on a range of matters, including antitrust, competition policy, privacy, consumer protection, and access to justice.
Slade most recently served at the Department of Justice under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legislative Affairs. He managed several of the Department’s top legislative priorities, and counseled the Department’s most senior officials on the Department’s policy positions, confirmations, and hearings.
Prior to that, Slade served in Congress as the Chief Counsel of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, where he led its historic digital markets investigation, and oversaw the enactment of 19 laws in four years. He has deep expertise in congressional investigations, hearing preparation, and the legislative process. This work included:
- Leading the development of a series of bills to promote competition online, including the American Innovation and Choice Online Act.
- Securing historic increases in funding for antitrust enforcement
- Working on the enactment of landmark antitrust bills, including the CREATES Act to lower prescription drug costs, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act, and the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act.
- Overseeing the enactment of legislation to prohibit the use of non-disclosure and forced arbitration agreements in cases involving sexual assault or harassment, the first federal laws in response to the #MeToo movement.
In recognition of his service to the House of Representatives, former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) applauded Slade’s “tireless work ethic, acute attention to detail, impeccable work product, and enthusiasm for the mission of the Committee to ensure economic justice for American consumers, workers, and small businesses.” They also recognized his “well-earned reputation for his excellent work with Members and staff from both parties, in both the House and the Senate, to shepherd important bills into law.” Representative Ken Buck (R-CO), the former Ranking Member of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, likewise recognized his “tireless work on behalf of the American people” alongside his Republican colleagues.
Slade has lectured on antitrust law and congressional oversight, including at Stanford Law School, the Yale School of Management, and Vanderbilt Law School. He received his LL.M. from the George Washington University Law School, J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, and B.A. from the University of Mary Washington.
In The News
Iran has a hit list of former Trump aides. The U.S. is scrambling to protect them. – POLITICO | October 11, 2024
Top House antitrust staffer heads to Justice Department – POLITICO | January 10, 2023
He got Congress to care about antitrust again. Now time is running out, says David Cicilline – Roll Call | May 3, 2022
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CGL is currently engaged in dozens of cases from product defect class actions to antitrust litigation to civil rights advocacy.
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