Anthony J. Rospert

Practices

• Business Litigation
• Environmental
• Life Sciences

Professional Experience

As a partner in the Business Litigation group, Tony helps clients to overcome legal obstacles in order to protect their assets and manage litigation risk in pursuit of their strategic goals.

He focuses his practice on complex business and corporate litigation involving financial service institutions, commercial and contract disputes, indemnification claims, shareholder actions, business transactions, class actions, regulatory enforcement, environmental litigation, toxic tort litigation, administrative appeals and tax controversies.

Tony has significant experience in complex litigation and the ADR process (mediations/arbitrations).

Tony is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio, the Northern District of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit.

Education

• Vermont Law School, J.D., 2003, magna cum laude, Vermont Law Review, Senior Editorial Board, Business Manager
• John Carroll University, B.A., 2000, magna cum laude

• Representing publicly-held company in merger-related class action shareholder derivative lawsuit.
• Representing international manufacturing company in post-merger dispute arising out of the breach of a stock purchase agreement.
• Representing financial service institutions in numerous cases involving allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Representing provider of innovative intellectual products in contract dispute involving UCC sales and warranty claims.
• Representing large pharmaceutical company in a consumer fraud class action against individuals and third-party payors.
• Representing major financial institution and equipment leasing company in a tax controversy with the IRS involving a cross-border leveraged lease transaction.
• Representing international chemical manufacturer in connection with indemnification claims concerning contamination from a chemical plant in Houston.
• Representing large manufacturing company in post-trial and appellate proceedings in a major CERCLA contribution action.
• Representing municipality in Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement action brought by U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA  regarding Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs).
• Representing large corporation in matters involving contaminated properties, including toxic tort lawsuits and Natural Resource Damages (NRD) claims.
• Representing national utility in major New Source Review (NSR) environmental enforcement action brought by the U.S. EPA and various northeastern states under the Clean Air Act.
• Member of defense team, acting as national counsel in defense of nationwide pharmaceutical (HRT) product liability litigation.
• Representing pharmaceutical company in off-label investigation and "whistleblower" lawsuit.

• "A Real Alternative?: Including an ADR Clause in Your Deal Documents” · CMBA Bar Journal, July/August 2011
• "Off-Label Issues in Drug and Medical Device Product Liability Litigation" · 2006 ACI Conference paper, co-authored with Brian Troyer, Elizabeth Wright and Elizabeth Gobeil
• "Does 'Privilege' Apply? Protecting Internal Environmental Audits" · Facts & Findings Magazine, February 2006
• "Air Update: Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the NAAQS Nonattainment Designations" · The Environmental Counselor, January 15, 2005
• "Court Decision Imperils Voluntary Cleanups" · The Environmental Manager's Compliance Advisor, January 3, 2005
• "The End of Voluntary Superfund Cleanups?" · The Environmental Manager's Compliance Advisor, December 20, 2004

• “Dodd-Frank and the New Standard of Care: As an Investment Professional, Are You Prepared for its Impact?”, CFA Society, January 18, 2012
• "Who CAIR(s)?: Clean Air Regulations of 2004 (Clean Air Interstate Rule, 8-hour Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter Standards)", Cleveland Bar Association, November 17, 2004

• Listed as an Ohio Super Lawyers ® Rising Star in Business Litigation, 2009 and 2010
• Outstanding Political Science Major, 2000