Eli Richlin practices in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he maintains a broad practice focused on litigation pending in New York federal and state courts covering general commercial matters, intellectual property disputes, white collar criminal defense and internal investigations, and government and regulatory enforcement proceedings.

Eli has advised and represented individual and corporate clients in connection with a wide range of matters, including contractual disputes, the protection of intellectual property rights, cutting-edge internet issues for technology clients, and corporate control. His commercial cases have involved copyright and trademark infringement, license disputes, unfair competition law, and fraud claims. Eli’s practice also includes high-stakes matters raising novel legal questions involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the Stored Communications Act. Eli provides clients with pre-litigation counseling regarding product design, evaluation of legal risks, and dispute resolution, and is experienced in all stages of the litigation process, from pre-dispute demands, inception of an action, the aggressive pursuit of discovery and managing all aspects of complex electronic discovery, motion practice, trial and appeal. Eli’s trial experience includes second-chairing three trials.

Eli’s white collar experience includes defending individuals and companies under investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Offices of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Department of Justice, the New York Attorney General, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He has defended individuals under indictment on securities fraud charges in New York State Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Eli has also represented multiple financial institutions in a variety of matters, including litigation and FINRA arbitrations arising out of billions of dollars of auction rate securities issuances; class action litigation relating to more than $1 billion in securities lending investments; a government inquiry relating to hiring practices in Asia and potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations; and litigation brought by private putative class plaintiffs and government regulators relating to foreign exchange practices. Eli has also conducted a number of internal investigations for financial institutions, a "Big Four" accounting firm, and the NBA Players Association.

Prior to joining the firm, Eli was an associate with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Thompson Hine LLP. Previously, he served as the chief of staff and director of policy and communications for New York City Councilman Eric Gioia and later served as the campaign manager of Gioia's campaign for New York City Public Advocate in 2009. Eli also spent two years promoting renewable energy policies with the California Public Interest Research Group and Environment California.