Theodore (Ted) Randles is a commercial trial lawyer with extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts. Ted handles cases involving various types of matters, including business and partnership disputes, insurance bad faith, negligence and other tort claims, oil and gas litigation, antitrust claims, and complex bankruptcies. Raised in northwest Florida, Ted has particular experience in courts throughout the South. Ted joined Venable from the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served as a trial attorney in the Civil Division's Commercial Litigation Branch. Prior to law school, Ted served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force.