About Robert Kaler
Robert J. Kaler is a trial and appellate lawyer, and a partner in the firm's litigation section, practicing in the area of complex business, financial, engineering, intellectual property, and commercial contract and construction disputes, both national and international. He is ranked in Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law), Martindale Hubbell (AV Preeminent), U.S. News & World Report and other prominent legal reviews, including the 2019 Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Litigation: General Commercial), which reports that he handles "a variety of commercial disputes, class actions, and IP litigations on behalf of major corporations," is active in "both trial and appellate courts," and is considered "an incredibly smart lawyer." He was named one of the "Top Ten Lawyers" of 2003 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for his high-tech defense of Raytheon Engineers & Constructors in a federal court jury trial that year, is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), and is a member of the Massachusetts, New York and District of Columbia bars, both state and federal.
Mr. Kaler has served as lead counsel for public and private companies, major banks and financial institutions, government authorities and agencies, and private organizations and individuals in numerous high stakes jury and non-jury trials, and domestic and international arbitrations. He represented one of the nation's largest Convention Centers in a highly publicized litigation against its design firms, for example, and after five weeks of jury trial obtained a recovery of more than $24 million in damages to repair the structure.
Some member organizations they are a part of including American and International Bar Associations, Federal Bar Association
In the financial area, he defended one of the world's largest private leasing companies against $55 million fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims in a federal court jury trial, and obtained a jury verdict exonerating the company, and awarding it substantial damages and costs. In the intellectual property area, he represented a major electronics manufacturer in a lengthy federal court trial in New York in which he obtained a jury verdict clearing his clients of trade secret misappropriation claims, and awarding them $1.2 million in contract damages.
Mr. Kaler has served as lead counsel for public and private companies, major banks and financial institutions, government authorities and agencies, and private organizations and individuals in numerous high stakes jury and non-jury trials, and domestic and international arbitrations. He represented one of the nation's largest Convention Centers in a highly publicized litigation against its design firms, for example, and after five weeks of jury trial obtained a recovery of more than $24 million in damages to repair the structure.
Some member organizations they are a part of including American and International Bar Associations, Federal Bar Association
In the financial area, he defended one of the world's largest private leasing companies against $55 million fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims in a federal court jury trial, and obtained a jury verdict exonerating the company, and awarding it substantial damages and costs. In the intellectual property area, he represented a major electronics manufacturer in a lengthy federal court trial in New York in which he obtained a jury verdict clearing his clients of trade secret misappropriation claims, and awarding them $1.2 million in contract damages.
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Boston, MA
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Construction Law
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Massachusetts Bar