- Government Contracts
- Battlefield Contracting
- Government Finance & Privatization
- Homeland Security
- Litigation
- Product Liability and Toxic Torts
- Aerospace and Aviation
- J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1979
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1976
- District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- Product Liability Advisory Council
- American Bar Association (Insurance and Indemnification Committee of the Public Contract Law Section)
- The District of Columbia Bar
RAYMOND B. BIAGINI
Partner, Washington DC
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-1108
TEL: 202.496.7687
FAX: 202.496.7756
EMAIL: rbiagini@mckennalong.com
PROFILE
A distinguished counselor and litigator, Ray is a leader of the Product Liability defense practice at McKenna Long & Aldridge. He has risen to national prominence in a number of high profile tort cases, defending companies in the Exxon Valdez litigation; the Cell Phone Radiation Hazards lawsuits; the "Fen-Phen" litigation; the nationwide Repetitive Stress Injury suits; claims arising out of "friendly fire" accidents during Operation Desert Storm; and "war crimes" allegations filed against manufacturers of military weapons systems sold to Israel.
Ray also has an extensive product liability prevention practice, counseling companies on mechanisms for reducing their tort exposure for products/services sold to government and commercial entities. He is significantly involved in providing such counseling to companies selling "homeland security" products and services, such as chemical/biological detection devices; perimeter security systems; biometric identity products; and airport security systems. Ray conceptualized and authored key provisions of the SAFETY Act, a new federal statute that is part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The SAFETY Act protects companies from tort lawsuits arising out of the sale of homeland security products and services.
In addition to his role as a litigator, Ray is a member of the Firm's Board of Directors. Ray previously served as the Co-Vice Chairman of McKenna Long & Aldridge from 2002-2003. He was responsible for implementing McKenna's long range growth and positioning strategy in the marketplace. Prior to the merger, Ray held several leadership positions at McKenna & Cuneo including that of Vice Chairman and a member of the Management Committee.
In 2007, The Washington Business Journal named Ray a Finalist in its "Top Washington Lawyers" in Government Contracts.