Robert Scher tem mais de 30 anos de experiência na representação de clientes em disputas comerciais complexas e de alto risco em uma ampla gama de setores, incluindo valores mobiliários, saúde, tecnologia, desporto e mídia. Ele atuou com sucesso em processos judiciais em tribunais federais e estaduais, tribunais de apelação e fóruns de arbitragem em todos os Estados Unidos. Bob é sócio dos Grupos de Prática de Contencioso Comercial e Execução e Contencioso de Valores Mobiliários do escritório e é ex-presidente do Departamento de Contencioso de Nova Iorque do escritório.
Bob also maintains an active pro bono practice and is chair of the firm’s National Recruiting Committee. Prior to joining Foley & Lardner, Robert served as an Assistant District Attorney for New York County.
Experiência de representação
- Obtained dismissal of US$1bn negligent misrepresentation claim against KPMG LLP (Otto Candies, LLC v. KPMG LLP, No. 2018-0435-MTZ, 2020 WL 4917596 (Del. Ch. Aug. 21, 2020)).
- Obtained the dismissal of numerous securities fraud class actions asserted against KPMG LLP.
- Led New York team representing Anthem, Inc. and affiliated entities in numerous matters alleging various ERISA violations.
- Won summary judgment on behalf of Arch Insurance Co. dismissing unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, and theft of trade secrets claims relating to the hiring of a group of employees from a competitor of Arch (Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Arch Ins. Grp., Inc. (143 A.D.3d 533 (1st Dept 2016)).
- Successfully represented hundreds of former Dewey LeBoeuf partners in obtaining dismissal of action by former landlord seeking to hold them personally liable on New York lease after firm filed for bankruptcy (1301 Properties Owner LP v. Abelson et al., 2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 50446 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2016)).
- Obtained multimillion-dollar settlement on behalf of private equity companies against international telecommunications company in fraud action involving the failure to disclose information regarding a switch platform sold to a company in which the investment firms had invested.
- Represented Major League Baseball and MLB Advanced Media in several actions.
- Represented USA Networks in several actions, including against World Championship Wrestling’s claims of trademark infringement against the World Wrestling Federation and USA.
- Defeated preliminary injunction action brought by Union Pacific Railroad against Union Pacific Restaurant in New York City seeking to prohibit the restaurant’s use of the name Union Pacific.
Filiações
- Member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Participação na comunidade
- Board of directors of Feeding Westchester
Podcast Episode 56: All Things Summer Associate Recruiting
