OVERVIEW
Robert is an attorney in Hausfeld’s Philadelphia office, specializing in antitrust enforcement and class actions.
Prior to working at Hausfeld, Robert worked as an insurance defense litigator primarily representing individuals being sued for personal injuries.
EDUCATION
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., 2015
Penn State University, Marketing, 2010
BAR ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania
AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association, Member (2023 - Present)
Experience
Antitrust/Competition
- In re Da Vinci Surgical Robot Antitrust Litigation – certified class action alleging that Intuitive Surgical engages in an anticompetitive scheme pursuant to which it ties the purchase or lease of its da Vinci surgical robot to the additional purchase of da Vinci maintenance and repair services, including the repair and replacement of the surgical system’s EndoWrists.
- In re Automatic Card Shufflers Litigation – Represents a class of casino operators that purchased automated deck shufflers at an artificially high price because of defendants’ monopolization of the market. Plaintiffs allege defendants monopolized the market for automated card shufflers through abuse of the patent system and judicial process to exclude and drive out competitors.
Commercial & Financial Disputes
- TOT Power Control, S.L. v. Apple Inc. – In which a Spanish telecommunications company is asserting patents against Apple, Samsung, and LG.
