Edwin V. Woodsome

Edwin V. Woodsome, a Phillips ADR neutral, was managing partner of Dechert LLP’s Los Angeles office and head of Global Litigation at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. With over 35 years of trial experience, he has handled consumer fraud, False Claims Act, securities, product liability, trade secrets, employment, antitrust, and intellectual property cases in state and federal courts. He has extensive appellate, mediation, and arbitration experience, including the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California’s mediation panel. Woodsome represented major firms in transportation, banking, technology, aerospace, and entertainment, serving as U.S. national litigation counsel for a global logistics company and a Middle Eastern air carrier. He conducted investigations on sexual harassment, fraud, and money laundering for corporate boards. A frequent speaker and author on litigation and employment issues, Woodsome has served on the Southwestern Law School Board and as CEO of Operation Walk, providing free orthopedic surgeries globally. He graduated summa cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross (Valedictorian) and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was a Harvard Law Review editor and Sears Prize recipient. He clerked for Judge James R. Browning (Ninth Circuit) and served as a U.S. Navy officer. He is admitted in California, Massachusetts, and D.C.