Litigation

Over the course of his 30+ year legal career, Rob has built a reputation for litigation excellence by representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the country, defending governmental investigations and administrative litigation before state and federal administrative agencies, representing companies and individuals in federal grand jury proceedings, and representing clients in arbitration proceedings and in state and federal appellate court.

By regularly appearing in state and federal courts across Ohio, Rob has developed an exceptional familiarity with the many precedents, protocols, and decision makers throughout the courts. His experience helps to better advise Kegler Brown clients with respect to litigation matters and assists with the process of risk analysis and both strategic and practical decision-making. While there is an element of unpredictability to all litigation, Rob’s ability to guide clients is guided by his depth of experience, allowing them the best opportunity to manage this unpredictability in a way that makes economic sense.

Successful Representations

• Favorable jury verdict on behalf of estate asserting professional negligence claims
• Settlement of software dispute part way through presentation of client’s case in jury trial.
• Defeated class certification in a national franchisee class action
• Defeated class certification in nationwide consumer class action in the pet industry
• Successfully enforced arbitration provision contained in mailer notice to prevent class certification in Ohio consumer class action involving automotive warranties
• Obtained jury verdict for plaintiff in lawsuit resulting from reverse stock split under Delaware law
• Obtained a favorable settlement of all damages sought, plus attorneys’ fees, on behalf of a plaintiff following the two-week presentation of the plaintiff’s case to the jury in a case involving claims for architectural and design malpractice
• Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of some of the nation’s largest dairies in a summary jury trial involving bid-rigging claims pertaining to government contracts
• Obtained an arbitration award for a 50% owner of a company engaged in the purchase and sale of farmland throughout the Midwest by establishing breaches of fiduciary duties owed by the other 50% owner
• Successfully obtained reversal of injunctive relief against clients after removing case to federal court
• Obtained an arbitration award for a regional travel agency franchisor relating to package programs connected with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
• Obtaining injunctive relief in numerous cases successfully enforcing non-competition restrictions against franchisees, including obtaining orders requiring the closure of franchise stores
• Obtaining injunctive relief in numerous cases involving the enforcement of non-competition restrictions against employees in the insurance, interactive wagering, manufacturing, restaurant supply, salon, telecommunications, and other technology businesses