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Robert D. Towey represents clients in complex litigation involving a wide range of corporate and commercial matters. Mr. Towey has experience in all phases of litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, in federal district, bankruptcy and state courts throughout the United States, as well as in arbitration tribunals. He has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases.
Mr. Towey has represented a broad spectrum of clients, both as plaintiffs and defendants, in cases involving breach of contract, fraud, trade name disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, consumer fraud class actions, creditors’ rights disputes, public contract bidding protests, toxic torts, product liability and franchise relationships. His corporate clients have included ADP, Inc., ADP Commercial Leasing, LLC, AT&T Corp., AT&T Wireless, Inc., Avaya, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc., Forest Laboratories, Inc., Global Tel*Link Corporation, Henkel Corporation, Inwood Laboratories, Inc., Lucent Technologies, Inc., March & McLennan Co., The Crump Group, St. Jude Medical, Inc., Tyco Telecommunications and Vonage Holdings Corp.
Mr. Towey's representative cases include:
- Defending a manufacturer of telecommunication equipment in a multimillion dollar claim for breach of contract and theft of trade secrets.
- Representing a commercial real estate developer in litigation contesting the award of a public contract to a competing developer.
- Representing pharmaceutical companies in actions brought against the New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services as a result of efforts by the state to collect retroactive rebates for pharmaceutical products that were unilaterally included by the state in its New Jersey WorkFirst Program.
- Defending an energy company in a consumer class action alleging consumer fraud and other false advertising claims.
- Defending a telecommunications provider in litigation contesting the award of a public contract to a competitor.
- Defending a major chemical manufacturer in a mass tort action arising out of alleged injuries from the exposure to benzene products
- Representing a commercial real estate developer in a dispute arising out of the release of chemicals and asbestos and the contamination of property, as well as insurance coverage issues
- Representing an ambulatory surgical center and its physician owners with respect to a multi-million dollar jury verdict against the center and in favor of a former physician-employee
- Representing a surgical center and its physician owners in a significant whistle-blower case brought by a former employee also alleging claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract, and counterclaims for theft and conspiracy
- Representing physicians whose in-network status with a major healthcare insurance carrier has been terminated as a result of their ownership of an out-of-network ambulatory surgical center
- Pro bono representation of injured military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with respect to military disability proceedings
Outside of the courtroom, Mr. Towey spends much of his time enjoying the great outdoors. He counts among his many family adventures over the years exploring Europe and the United States, white water rafting, camping and fishing in the Teton Mountains, panning for gold, cross-country skiing, weekly year round hikes and trolling the coast of New Jersey in his offshore fishing boat. His interests in archeology and paleontology ― cultivated by childhood digs along the Delaware River for Lenni Lenape Indian settlements and fossil hunts throughout New Jersey ― and astronomy, have developed into passions he now shares with his children. Mr. Towey is a jazz and blues enthusiast and enjoys the visual arts and is a schooled water artist who enjoys painting outdoor scenes that capture the ruggedness and beauty of varied landscapes.
Mr. Towey is listed in the 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 editions of Super Lawyers.
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Seton Hall University School of Law
(J.D., 1984),
cum laude, Business Editor, Seton Hall Law Review
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Drew University
(B.A., 1981),
summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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New Jersey
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1984,
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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1986,
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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