Dana M. Richens

Dana Richens’ practice is concentrated in commercial litigation. She represents the Firm’s domestic and international clients in civil matters in federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the United States, prosecuting and defending business-related claims such as breach of contract, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference. She also has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures such as arbitration and mediation.

Dana’s practice encompasses a particular emphasis in the field of health care litigation. In addition to representing health care clients in general commercial litigation matters, she has represented health care clients who were targets of qui tam actions brought under the federal False Claims Act and in litigation arising from alleged violations of the anti-kickback and Stark self-referral statutes. Dana has represented physician clients in litigation arising from peer review activities and also in investigative proceedings before the Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners. She has also represented clients in licensing proceedings before the Georgia Board of Pharmacy and the Georgia Board of Optometry.

Dana ranked in the Chambers USA Guide from 2022 to 2025. She has served as editor of the Firm’s quarterly magazine, Trust the Leaders, and as Head of SGR’s Atlanta Litigation Section.

She is a tennis enthusiast and a member of the Atlanta Team Tennis Association (ATTA), for whom she has served as vice president and membership director.

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Dana received her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in Psychology in 1985 from Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her J.D. degree in 1991 from the University of Virginia School of Law. Dana is admitted to practice in Georgia.

Dana's Practice

Representative Matters

• Representation of European company in AAA arbitration arising from purchase of business jet
• Representation of spouse of deceased member of Wyoming LLC in state-court jury trial and appeal concerning entitlement to LLC distributions
• Representation of sellers of a national hospitality staffing company in state-court action defending against claims for fraud and breach of representations and warranties arising from the sale
• Representation of a chemical engineering company in federal-court action against a national bank arising from the embezzlement of funds from the company’s bank account
• Representation of an international prepaid transaction card company in arbitration of dispute with client over cost-sharing agreement
• Representation of a Hong Kong company in voidable transfer action in federal court against the principals of a U.S. customer