Mr. Riffee has represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the United States. His work for clients includes:
- Representation of numerous financial services companies, employers, and ERISA plans in lawsuits brought by plan participants alleging violations of ERISA.
- Representation of Quicken Loans in lawsuit filed against the federal government concerning the administration of the FHA loan program and defense of a False Claim Act lawsuit and investigation brought by the Department of Justice.
- Representation of a national mortgage servicer in lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Defense of a financial institution in suit brought by the Federal Housing Finance Agency involving approximately $26 billion in mortgage-backed securities that were purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- Defense of financial institutions in putative class actions relating to mortgage loan modifications.
- Representation of a major cement manufacturing company in mass tort litigation alleging that a breakaway barge caused floodwall breaches during Hurricane Katrina.
- Representation of a building products company as national coordinating counsel for product liability and mass tort matters.
- Defense of a financial institution in various suits brought by other financial institutions relating to the purchase of mortgage-backed securities.
- Representation of corporations involved in government and internal investigations relating to the False Claims Act and other alleged violations of federal and state law.
- Representation of financial institutions responding to third-party subpoenas seeking loan information relating to loans comprising mortgage-backed securities.
- Representation of a pro bono client in relation to his claim for unlawful termination resulting from his exercise of his First Amendment rights.
- Successful representation of a pro bono client seeking waiver of an alleged Social Security overpayment.
- Representation of a pro bono client involved a landlord-tenant dispute and related civil action.
