With four offices nationwide and a track record of success, Ross, Dixon & Bell LLP is chosen by many of the nation's top companies to handle some of their most difficult and challenging matters. Our clients depend on us to protect their interests in any number of areas including litigation, insurance, business transactions, commercial real estate, employment, and antitrust matters. RDB's litigation practice is retained by top companies in a range of industries, including insurance, energy, manufacturing, technology, telecommunications and professional services. RDB attorneys have argued cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, virtually every U.S. Court of Appeals, numerous state appellate courts, and federal and state trial courts throughout the country.

Our insurance practice is the hallmark of our firm. Some of the largest insurers in the world look to us to represent their interests in the fields of directors and officers and professional liability, bad faith, environmental, mass torts, health care and transportation. RDB's business transactions group serves as counsel to clients including family businesses, closely held corporations, emerging companies, public companies, partnerships and limited liability companies. Our experience encompasses property transactions, the formation of corporations, LLCs, partnerships and joint ventures, patents and intellectual property, corporate finance transactions, debt and equity, bankruptcy and reorganizations. We also represent clientele involved in virtually all aspects of real estate finance, acquisition and development, in a variety of settings that include residential golf course communities, hotels and shopping centers nationwide.

Our employment group represents individuals and companies in a wide variety of cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, breach of non-competition agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets, wage and hour violations, defamation and other employment-related torts. Our representations have spanned the agencies, from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to various state human rights commissions. We also work to limit our clients' litigation risk by providing advice on day-to-day personnel issues, providing training and developing effective policies and practices.

Finally, RDB maintains a dynamic antitrust practice, representing clients in a wide variety of industries, in both individual and class action cases. Our practice is unusual in that we represent parties on both the plaintiff and defense side, and recognize that clients can be accused of antitrust violations in one market, while being the victim of price fixing in another.

These descriptions represent just a portion of the work done by the attorneys at RDB. For a more in-depth look at our practice, we invite you to view our Web site. At Ross, Dixon & Bell, teamwork engenders our success. Client relationships are long-lived, reflecting our dedication to client service. Our expertise is unparalleled and our shared commitment to excellence is a hallmark of our firm.

Michael Whitton is the San Diego office managing partner.