The National Law Journal Names Robert Salcido a 2018 Winning Litigator

(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump health partner Robert Salcido has been named by The National Law Journal as one of its Winning Litigators for 2018. Mr. Salcido, along with the other honorees, were chosen for their “great results for clients in high-stakes matters.”

Mr. Salcido said his biggest trial win since the beginning of 2017 occurred in United States ex rel. Ruckh v. Salus Rehab, where the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, “after the jury’s verdict, granted defendants judgment as a matter of law in a False Claims Act case.” (Click here to read more.) The key to success, he said, “was having a deep-seated knowledge of the case law to expose, during trial, that the evidence did not satisfy the elements that the plaintiff must establish to prevail at trial.”

Mr. Salcido also offered some trial tips that have helped contribute to his success during his career. He suggested working backwards “from the proposed jury instructions or contemplated conclusions of law to plan each event at trial to expose how the plaintiff’s proof is inadequate.” In addition, he advised listening carefully “to the judge’s asides at pretrial conferences and during evidentiary rulings at trial because it will dramatically assist” in presenting one’s case.

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