Robert S. Walker (Bob)

Partner

Bob Walker has tried cases and represented clients in federal and state courts and administrative agencies across the country for the past 30 years. His breadth of experience crosses virtually every litigation practice in the Firm, and at the trial and appellate levels. Bob has litigated individual and class action product liability, nuisance, premises liability, and personal injury claims. He has defended actions involving myriad products such as automobiles, pharmaceutical drugs, and combustion systems. He also has handled trade secrets claims for plaintiffs and defendants and was a key part of the trial team representing Gould in a series of international trade secrets theft matters. He has litigated several corporate control and securities fraud cases, including for Bridgestone/Firestone, and he has defended Alien Tort Claims Act claims.

In the recent past, Bob prevailed in an evidentiary hearing and obtained a TRO stopping Developers Diversified from being terminated "for cause" as manager of 50 properties across the country, and ultimately obtained summary judgment in DDR's favor; headed Timken's trial team that won a jury trial against Bosch, recovering all the monetary and injunctive relief Timken had prayed for in the complaint; successfully arbitrated claims on behalf of Goodrich Corp. against a major defense contractor; litigated and settled the VEBA retiree benefit class action brought against Goodyear; and prevailed at the trial court level and on appeal in a lead poisoning case on behalf of The Sherwin-Williams Company.

Bob is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.