Bob Gegios has more than 25 years of experience representing public and private companies and individuals in a wide range of legal matters, including general business and commercial litigation and counseling, securities, antitrust and trade regulation, dealership and franchise law, intellectual property, RICO, employment disputes, insurance coverage, and international controversies. His clients have spanned a wide range of industries and occupations, and he has represented their interests in disputes across the United States as well as in foreign settings.
His many accomplishments include:
- Winning one of the largest jury verdicts in a business case in the State of Wisconsin in recent years.
- Acting as one of the principal counsel in obtaining a $30 million recovery (exceeding the client's aggregate investments) in a nationally-prominent securities dispute.
- Winning hard-fought dismissals of numerous multi-million dollar class and individual actions brought against both public and private companies.
- Making important new law protecting businesses when they seek insurance protection for legal actions against them.
- Negotiating hundreds of successful resolutions of business disputes and government investigations.
- Successfully handling multi-jurisdictional and international litigation, arbitration and mediation matters for both domestic and foreign clients.
Bob has been selected for leadership positions in many professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, and the American Inns of Court. He is currently president of the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association.
He is recognized as a leading national attorney and a Super Lawyer in the area of business litigation.
Practice Areas:
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Business Law
- Class Actions
- Corporate Law
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade Law and Dispute Resolution
- Litigation
- Mediation
- Securities
Bar Admissions:
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Education:
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1981
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award - Claremont McKenna College; Marquette University, B.A., 1977
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Outstanding Senior in Economics
Honors: Distinguished Scholar
Judicial Clerkship:
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 1981 - 1982
Representative Published Works:
- “Why the Ability to Bridge Cultural Differences is Essential for Counselors to Transnational Businesses,” presented to the 2007 ABA Annual Meeting in association with the program: “When Different Cultures Meet: Mastering Cross-Cultural Considerations in Business and Litigation”
- “Cross-Cultural Understanding: An Essential Skill in International Advocacy,” International Arbitration and Mediation—From the Professional’s Perspective, Yorkhill Law Publishing (2007)
- Electronic Discovery and the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Wisconsin Lawyer, December 2006
- Introduction to Discovery, Scope of Discovery and Judicial Supervision and Enforcement, Chs. 1, 2 and 9, Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2008
- Mitigation of Damages, Ch. 30, The Law of Damages in Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2008
- Punitive Damages: How Much is Too Much?, Wisconsin Lawyer, February 2004
- Private Antitrust Litigation News, American Bar Association, 1993-1997
- The Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Wisconsin Lawyer, May 1994
- Interference with Contractual Relations Under the Laws of Wisconsin, State Tort Law Survey, American Bar Association, 1992
- RICO & WOCCA, Wisconsin Lawyer, April 1990
Leadership Positions:
- Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2007 - 2008
President - Thomas E. Fairchild American Inn of Court, 1992 – Present
Officer and Master; currently President-Elect - American Bar Association, Section of Business Law Antitrust and Trade Litigation Subcommittee, 2003 - 2006
Chair - American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law Civil RICO Subcommittee, 1993 - 1997
Chair - American Bar Association, Section of Business Law Class & Derivative Actions
Subcommittee, 1997 - 2003
Vice-Chair - American Bar Association, Section of Business Law Programs Subcommittee, 2007 – Present
Co-Chair - American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law Programs Committee, 1999 - 2001
Co-Chair - American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law Programs Committee, 1997 - 1999
Vice-Chair - American Bar Association, Private Antitrust Litigation News, 1996 - 1997
Editor-in-Chief - Milwaukee Bar Association, International Law Section, 2004 - 2006
Co-Chair - RICO Law Reporter, 1997 - Present
Member, National Board of Advisors - Leading American Attorney Network, 2000 - Present
Advisory Board - Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 2007 - Present
Wisconsin Co-Chair - Village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Plan Commission, 1995 - 2007
Commissioner - Chair and Speaker, Numerous Regional, National and International Legal Seminars, Programs and Symposia on Federal and State Practice and Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Antitrust, Securities, RICO, Class Actions, Insurance, Damages and International Dispute Resolution
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- American Bar Association, Sections of Litigation, Business Law, Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property and International Law
- Seventh Circuit Bar Association
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
- Serjeants’ Inn
Other Professional Recognitions:
- Designated a Wisconsin “Super Lawyer”
- Received Martindale Hubbell’s Highest Legal Rating, “AV”
Robert L. Gegios
Shareholder
Email: rgegios@kmksc.com
Tel: 414-962-5110