メイソン・ロバーツの業務は、契約違反、不法妨害、連邦および州の規制違反、詐欺、独占禁止法違反、その他の事業上の不法行為に関する請求など、幅広い事業紛争について、仲裁および裁判所の判決による訴訟に重点を置いています。また、貧困層や収監中のクライアントを代理する、積極的なプロボノ活動も続けています。
During law school, Mason was a summer associate in Foley’s Chicago office and litigated cases in the Duke University Wrongful Convictions Clinic, where he helped secure reduction of a client’s life without parole sentence.
代表的な経験
Mason’s litigation experience includes:
- Litigating a five-day bench trial defending breach-of-contract claims stemming from the sale of a crude oil processing facility, including cross-examination of two opposing expert witnesses
- Defending a medical device company in a multiweek arbitration involving several breach-of-contract claims and over US$100 million in alleged damages
- Representing a life insurance ceding company in a seven-day arbitration, disputing a nine-figure rate increase by a reinsurer for yearly a renewable term (YRT) block of business
- Defending an original equipment manufacturer in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging fraudulent misrepresentation, RICO, and state consumer protection law claims
- Conducting an internal investigation for a Fortune 500 company regarding the potential need for self-reporting of EPA regulatory violations
- Winning dismissal of both original and amended complaints, and confirmation of dismissal on appeal, in an action against an insurance broker for professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, and claims under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
- Obtaining a favorable settlement for a Fortune 100 health care provider in a qui tam False Claims Act lawsuit related to Medicare Advantage (MA) services
- Winning dismissal, on behalf of a wholesaler, of a distributor’s counterclaims in an action for the distributor’s failure to pay millions of dollars in outstanding invoices — won a subsequent stay of the distributor’s amended counterclaims, pending the outcome of other litigation
- Representing a wholesaler in federal antitrust litigation alleging price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act
- Negotiating favorable settlement agreements on behalf of an incarcerated pro bono client with a prison health care provider for the client’s Section 1983 civil rights claim, and with the state department of corrections after defeating a motion for summary judgment
- Negotiating a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for a pro bono client charged under federal drug laws, and successfully obtaining a sentence of one-tenth the typical statutory minimum at oral argument
所属
- Associate Board Member, Chicago Sinfonietta, 2019–present
言語
- スペイン語
発表と出版物
- Presenter, “A Survey of Key 2023 and 2024 Reinsurance Decisions,” BRMA Education Summit (April 23, 2024)
フォーリー、グレーター・マイアミ法律サービスより平等な司法プロボノ賞を受賞
フォーリー・アンド・ラーダーナー法律事務所は、グレーター・マイアミ法律サービス協会より「平等な司法プロボノ大規模法律事務所賞」を受賞しました。
イリノイ州復興計画：プリツカー知事の5段階・4地域計画と、貴社の事業運営への影響
2020年5月5日、イリノイ州知事J.B.プリツカーは、州経済再開に向けた段階的かつ地域別の計画「イリノイ州復興：州の安全な再開に向けた公衆衛生アプローチ」を発表した。
Key Changes and New Provisions in April 30, 2020 Illinois Stay-at-Home Order Extension
On April 30, 2020, Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order 2020-32 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 30) (the “Revised Order”), extending Illinois’ stay-at-home mandate through May 29, 2020. While the Revised Order extends many of the provisions in previous Executive Orders, six key changes and new provisions affect the operations of businesses and their employees going forward.