Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Rahul Ravipudi became a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), one of the most prestigious organizations of trial lawyers in the world. The invitation-only fellowship is limited to 500 active trial lawyers from the United States, and includes over 150 Fellows from over 30 countries. Founded in 1954, the Academy is a group of truly elite group of trial lawyers representing both sides of the Bar: prosecutors and defense lawyers in criminal cases, and plaintiffs’ and defense counsel in civil litigation (including business and personal injury cases.