Faegre Baker Daniels is deepening its bench with the addition of associate Tiffany Riffer. Riffer joins FaegreBD’s Washington, D.C., office and will zero in on product liability and commercial litigation.
Riffer previously worked as an associate for one of the nation’s leading litigation firms, based in the District. She practiced complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis in product liability litigation defense. Her practice also involved complex construction and engineering litigation involving breach of contract and business tort claims.
Prior to that, Riffer worked for a trial law firm that specializes in insurance recovery, intellectual property litigation, white collar defense, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Riffer advocated for clients entangled in commercial litigation disputes and gained substantial experience with matters related to state and federal false claims, intellectual property and general negligence. Riffer launched her career in law as an attorney for the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. During her time with the agency, she investigated government whistleblower disclosures alleging fraud, waste and abuse.
In law school, Riffer served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Harold L. Cushenberry Jr. of the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. She also gained experience in both state and federal prosecution and as a student lawyer defending indigent clients charged with misdemeanors before the D.C. Superior Court.
Riffer received her J.D. from Georgetown University School of Law. She has a B.A. in law and society, with an emphasis in criminal justice, from the University of California, Santa Barbara.