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Robert J. Kaler

Address: 

265 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
U.S.A.

Phone Number: 
(617) 854-1443
Fax Number: 
(617) 607-9141
Email: 
rkaler@mccarter.com
Born: 
1956, Boston
Languages: 
English French
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
A.B. 1978, Dartmouth College; J.D. 1981, American Univ
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to D.C. bar 1981, Massachusetts bar 1983, U.S. Supreme Court 1986; United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and D.C. Circuits
Present Position: 
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP (U.S.-based international law firm).
Professional Experience: 

Lawyer/Arbitrator in cases involving public and private corporations, major banks and financial institutions, government authorities and agencies, and private organizations and individuals. Ranked in Chambers USA – Leaders in their Field in General Commercial Litigation (2010-2018). Listed in Best Lawyers in America (2008-2019) for Commercial Litigation and Construction Law. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory AV Preeminent Peer Review rated. Member of the New York, Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars, and the American and International Bar Associations. Practices in the areas of complex business, financial, securities, antitrust/unfair competition, fraud, commercial contracts, engineering/construction, medical devices, technology systems and intellectual property litigation, including jury trials, domestic and international arbitrations, class actions and appeals. Partner, Holland & Knight LLP 2013-Present; Partner, McCarter & English LLP, formerly Gadsby & Hannah 1983–2013; Law Clerk, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Sullivan & Cromwell, 1979–1981

Professional Associations: 

American Bar Association; International Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; Fellow, American Bar Foundation.

Arbitration Experience: 

Served as Arbitrator in multiple cases in the Financial, Engineering, Design and Construction areas (details confidential).

Areas of Specialization: 
Banking & Finance
Competition, Antitrust, Restrictive Trade Practices
Construction
Engineering
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
International Commercial Transactions
Securities
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Modern Contractor Solutions, March 2018, Construction Law Recognizes that “Time Is Money”; Modern Contractor Solutions, September 2017, What to Do When the Contractor is Asked to Become the Designer; Modern Contractor Solutions, June 2017, Making Claims for Additional Money Under a Fixed Price Contract; Modern Contractor Solutions, March 2017, Avoiding “Intentional Breach” of Construction Contracts;  Construction Law Handbook (2d Ed. 2008), chapter: The Trial of Construction Cases; Trademarks: Legal and Business Aspects, 1994; United States Chapter, Attacking Foreign Assets, 1992; The Sham Exception to the Noerr-Pennington Antitrust Immunity, 12 Toledo Law Review 63 (1980) cited by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in, Borough of Lansdale v. Philadelphia Electric Company, 517 F. Supp. 218, 220 (E.D. PA. 1981) and at 95 Yale L.J. 832, 856, n.46 (1986); 36 Stan. L. Rev. 1243, 1272, n. 50 (1984); and 69 Cornell L. Rev. 1305, 1322, n. 95.