W. Randolph Teslik
Partner Emeritus
- Practice concentrated on complex civil and criminal litigation.
- Tried more than 60 jury trials.
Randy Teslik retired from the partnership at the end of 2020. He represented corporations and individuals in complex civil and criminal litigation, including jury trials and arbitrations. He also counseled businesses and individuals with respect to business disputes, reputational recovery and other matters.
Randy was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, where he prosecuted major felony and fraud cases and represented the United States in criminal and civil appeals. He served as chief of the Grand Jury Section for four years, where he supervised and conducted hundreds of complex investigations involving fraud, public corruption and violent crimes.
Randy focused on defending businesses against multiplaintiff class and collective actions involving wide-ranging claims, including:
- Breach of contract.
- Fraud.
- Unfair business practices.
- Product liability.
- Employment discrimination.
- Wage-and-hour violations.
- Business torts.
Randy defended individual and corporate clients subject to grand jury and other criminal investigations. He has appeared in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country representing major corporations and individuals in matters of this nature.
Randy has lectured on trial practice and civil and criminal procedure topics to law school, government and continuing legal education groups.
EducationJ.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 1976
A.B., Duke University, 1971
J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 1976
A.B., Duke University, 1971
Bar AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
District of Columbia
- The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation, 2006 to 2019.
- Akin’s labor and employment practice named as Law360 Employment Practice Group of the Year four times in seven years: 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Grand Jury Section, District of Columbia.