Associate Editor, Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
Member, Moot Court Honor Society
National Finalist, Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Team
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Edward S. Robson is the co-founder and managing shareholder of Robson & Robson, P.C. and focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. He has successfully litigated a variety of commercial matters, including those involving conflicts among owners of closely-held businesses, complex contractual claims, unfair competition and defamation and product disparagement. Mr. Robson also counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and other types of commercial transactions.
Mr. Robson serves clients in diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals, technology, professional services and real estate development. He also represents fire and ambulance companies throughout Pennsylvania.
In recognition of his achievements in business litigation, Mr. Robson has been included in the Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list for the past six years. This honor recognizes excellence in practice by those less than 40 years old and is received by only 2.5% of Pennsylvania attorneys. In 2018, he was included in The Legal Intelligencer’s Lawyers on the Fast Track list which honors outstanding young attorneys in Pennsylvania. He was also selected as one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 25 Young Lawyers on the Rise.
Mr. Robson serves as an adjunct professor at the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia where he teaches undergraduate and MBA students about the intersection of law and business strategy. He frequently writes and speaks on a variety of topics affecting business. He is a regular contributor to The Legal Intelligencer’s commercial litigation column.
Prior to starting the firm, Mr. Robson was a law clerk for the Hon. Howland W. Abramson, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Civil Division. He also interned with the Hon. J. Curtis Joyner, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania while in law school.
Represented real estate developers in a class action against a municipal authority and its engineer for illegal calculation and imposition of water tapping fees.
Represented homeowners in a class action against a Fortune 100 fuel distribution company for property damage associated with installation of gas pipeline.
Represented business owner in securing preliminary injunction against partner pursuant to the “anti-cybersquatting” provisions of the Lanham Act after partner commandeered the company’s client portal to redirect customer inquiries to himself.
Represented minority owner of a multi-location retail business in asserting shareholder oppression and breach of fiduciary duty claims against the private equity fund majority owner.
Represented HVAC contractor against its former customers over disparaging statements the customers posted on online review sites. Obtained top defamation verdict in Pennsylvania in 2016 after five-day jury trial.
Represented government employees against county government for violation of employees’ First Amendment rights related to posts on Facebook addressing gun control legislation.
Represented minority owner whose business partner and his law firm conspired to extinguish client’s ownership interest in the company. Successfully disqualified Defendants’ law firm and obtained significant settlement with the business partner.
Represented participants in innovation contest against contest promoters after promoters cancelled contest without warning and after participants had invested significant funds in participating in the contest.
Represented widow against a life insurance broker for failure to place the deceased husband’s life insurance policy in force prior to his passing.
Represented minority owner of a union HVAC contracting company in a “business divorce.”
Represented shareholder of a pump distribution company in purchase of co-owner’s interest and spinoff of product line.
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2013-2023
The Legal Intelligencer, Lawyer on the Fast Track, 2018
Philadelphia Business Journal, 25 Young Lawyers on the Rise, 2017
“In Pennsylvania, Manufactured Deadlocks Are Unlikely
to Trigger Judicial Dissolution,” The Legal Intelligencer, January 19, 2023.
“Pa.’s Alternative Path for Minority Shareholders Who
Can’t Pass ‘Adequate Presentation’ Test,” The Legal Intelligencer, December 30, 2022.
“Sellers Beware: Sandbaggers Welcomed in
Pennsylvania and Delaware,” The Legal Intelligencer, September 13, 2022.
“Court Channels Spider-Man: In Business Partnerships, Great Power Comes With Great Responsibility,” The Legal Intelligencer, January 19, 2022.
“Reasons Closely-Held Companies Should Consider Installing Boards of Directors,” The Legal Intelligencer, December 28, 2021.
“Recent Decision: Fiduciary Duty Exists Between 50-50 Business Co-Owners,” The Legal Intelligencer, August 25, 2021.
“Civil RICO in Pennsylvania Business Divorce Cases: A Hammer Without a Nail?,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 30, 2021.
“’Universal Demand’ Requirement: A Hazard for the Unwary Business Divorce Practitioner” The Legal Intelligencer, January 13, 2021.
“Getting Your Hands Around a Just-Out-of-Reach Structure,” The Legal Intelligencer, September 25, 2020.
“’Attorneys’ Eyes Only’—You Can’t be Serious,” The Legal Intelligencer, July 22, 2020.
“Minimizing the Consequences of Inadvertent Disclosures in Pa. Litigation,” The Legal Intelligencer, January 21, 2020.
“Counsel’s Obligation to Stop the ‘Rambo’ Client,” The Legal Intelligencer, September 13, 2019.
“Closely-Held Company Litigation? Pay Attention to Schedule K-1,” The Legal Intelligencer, July 2, 2019.
“The Hazards of ‘Weaponizing’ Capital Call and Dilution Provisions,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 12, 2019.
“Pa. Supreme Court Tackles Attorney-Client Privilege Issues in Derivative Cases,” The Legal Intelligencer, March 5, 2019.
“Make Business Divorce Easier—Spell Out Duties in Operating Agreement,” The Legal Intelligencer, September 20, 2018.
“Enough With Arbitration Provisions: Litigators Hate Them and GCs Should Too,” The Legal Intelligencer, June 20, 2018.
“’Pittsburgh History’: Boring Name, Big Development for Attorney-Client Privilege,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 24, 2018
“Demystifying Individual and Derivative Claims in Closely Held Corporate Disputes,” The Legal Intelligencer, Feb 28, 2018.
“Tweeting Up a Storm: The Promise and Perils of Crisis Mapping,” Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, October 2013.
“Responding to Liability: Evaluating and Reducing Tort Liability for Digital Volunteers,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, September 2012.
“Potential Liability for Crowdsourced Disaster Response Groups,” Communia, September 26, 2011.
“Facebook ruling has impacts for fire departments,” FireRescue1, February 22, 2011.
“Rights and Rules When Buying Used Fire Apparatus,” FireRescue1, January 27, 2011.
“Social media policies: What you need to know,” FireRescue1, December 15, 2010.
“To Enforce Settlement Agreements, Pa. Courts Follow Two Approaches,” The Legal Intelligencer, October 21, 2010.
“Market Practices for Settling Derivatives in Bankruptcy: Part 1,” XXVIII ABI Journal 8, 26, 74-76, October 2009.
“Market Practices for Settling Derivatives in Bankruptcy: Part 2,” XXVIII ABI Journal 9, 34-35, 76-78, November 2009.
“Legal Environment of Business,” St. Joseph’s University Haub School of Business, Philadelphia, PA: 2012-Current.
“Attorney Ethics and the “Cloud” – Dispelling the Fog” – Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA: October 2014.
“Teaming Agreement for Microsoft Channel Partners,” International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners, Philadelphia, PA: May 2013.
“Social Media Issues for Emergency Service Organizations,” South Central Pennsylvania Task Force, Lancaster, PA: April 2013.
“Connecting Grassroots to Government for Disaster Management: A Policy Roundtable,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC: September 2012.
“Liability and Reliability of Crowdsourced and Volunteered Information for Disaster Management,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC: August 2011.
“Internet Ticket Exchanges: The Last, Great “Non-Regulated” Securities Market…Maybe,” Annual Meeting of the Northeast Legal Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Ithaca, NY: 2010.
“Protecting Your Bright Idea,” Villanova University’s ‘Beyond Ideas – The Art of Entrepreneurship’ Conference, Villanova, PA: October 2010.
Lafayette Ambulance and Rescue Squad, Inc., Solicitor, 2016-Present.
Willard O’Brien American Inn of Court, Member, 2015-Present.
Union League of Philadelphia, Rod & Gun Club Member, 2015-Present.
Wills for Heroes, Volunteer Attorney, 2016-Present.
Radnor Fire Company, Board of Directors, 2007-2013; Emergency Medical Technician, 2003 – 2013.
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