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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Litigation Star
Practice Areas:
White collar crime
Product liability and recall
Energy
Industry Sectors:
Consumer goods and services
Natural resources
Energy
Biography

Bob Riley is a trial lawyer. He has tried a broad array of complex, high-stakes cases and has argued appeals in state and federal courts across the country. His practice focuses on product liability, mass torts, and environmental cases; class actions; and general commercial litigation.

Bob’s appellate work has given rise to over forty reported decisions concerning trial consolidations, punitive damages, civil conspiracy, class certification, and constitutional interpretation. He litigated mass tort and property damage cases following the events of 9/11 in New York City. As his honors and awards attest, he is considered a true leader in his field.

Key practice areas
  • Appellate
  • Class action
  • Commercial disputes
  • Environmental
  • Product liability and recall
  • White collar crime
Academic qualifications
  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1978
  • B.A., Denison University, 1975
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
  • Wisconsin
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Address:
1 S. Dearborn Street
Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60603
Tel:+1 312 471 8777 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:www.rshc-law.com