Richard A. Schuster 蘇世達, is a trial lawyer and shareholder with the law firm of Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Richard helps companies litigate product liability, property, and commercial disputes throughout the United States. He also helps companies navigate the supply chain, regulatory, and other challenges they face doing business in the United States, particularly as they rapidly grow. Richard prosecutes subrogation actions and defends manufacturers in equal measure, at home on either side of the aisle. He has handled over 1,000 cases, in almost every state in the country, mostly subrogation matters involving fires and product liability defenses for manufacturers. His ability to communicate in Mandarin Chinese has been an advantage on both sides. Richard has achieved industry-changing results holding accountable manufacturers of fireplaces and grills in subrogation cases, results that led to safety improvements benefitting all consumers. He is currently leading the effort in the subrogation community to hold Gree accountable for selling millions of defective dehumidifiers and then hiding those defects from the public for over a year. His results in dehumidifier cases speak loudly. On the defense side, he helped a manufacturer win a defense verdict in a federal court jury trial recognized as the #2 Most Distinguished Defense Verdict for the year 2015 by the North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly. On the front end, he helps companies negotiate, navigate, and understand the risks of the contracts into which they enter. He has worked with healthcare technology companies to maximize IPO gains, fitness technology suppliers to address the challenges of rapid growth, and dozens of OEM manufacturers to minimize and understand the risks they assume when signing form agreements with large retailers. Richard is often invited to present on product liability defense and insurance litigation related topics in the U.S. and in Asia. He has also helped train claim staffs for Asian insurers. Rich’s greatest professional pride is that clients rarely go elsewhere once entrusting him, a sign that they recognize how important each relationship is to him and how hard he will work to preserve and further it. A close second is he’s often told, “You don’t seem like a lawyer.” Richard is Mandarin Chinese proficient, admires Asian culture, understands Asian corporations, and attended the National Chengchi University (國立政治大學) IMBA program. Richard graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he served as an Articles Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review and was a Bruce Beilfuss Award recipient.