Robert Buckley focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation. Mr. Buckley has experience in the practice areas of patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, officer and director liability, claims for damages, and contract disputes, among others. His experience includes working with the discovery process, the drafting and filing of motions, and preparing for trial. He has worked on several matters that went to multi-week trials and resulted in favorable outcomes for the client.

In law school, Mr. Buckley received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Analytical Methods and the Morton Aronson Franchise Law Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in studies of franchise law. He was a Dean’s List recipient while attending law school and Boston University. During law school, Mr. Buckley served as President of the Intellectual Property Society and was the Graduate Senate Representative for the Student Bar Association.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, Member

Education

  • Emory University School of Law, J.D. (2007)
    with honors
  • Boston University, B.A., Economics and International Relations (2004)
    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (2008)

Court Admissions

  • Georgia Supreme Court (2008)
  • Georgia Court of Appeals (2008)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2008)

Who We Are

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Robert E. Buckley

Experience Highlights

Trade secret misappropriation and breach of license for an aerospace manufacturing company
Represents an aerospace products and defense parts manufacturing company, plaintiff, in this trade secret misappropriation and breach of license case more
In re Vesta Insurance Group
Represented the creditors' committee and now plan trustee for Vesta Insurance Group Inc. in connection with its liquidation.  The firm assisted with more
Verizon Services Corp. v. Cox Fibernet Va., Inc.
The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of Cox Communications, which was accused of infringing a competitor’s patents relating to voice over IP more
Class action suit for major hospital
Successfully represented major hospital in a multimillion dollar class action involving billing practices for managed care patients. During more