Bob joined Howrey in 1996, founding and managing the firm's Northern California practice until 2004. He specializes in antitrust, intellectual property and related fields of law. For more than 30 years, he has managed all aspects of litigation in these areas, including lengthy, complex jury trials, appeals, and class action and motion practice. Bob has been lead counsel in numerous antitrust and/or patent cases, involving a wide range of technologies and industries. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a former Chair of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, and was a member of the Advisory Commission on Patent Law Reform. He is a member of the American Law Institute and a former Patent Examiner.