Robert W. Small Email & Phone Number

Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19104-2899

Partner in general civil practice law firm. I practice in the areas of business formation and business counseling in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, trade secret protection, general business contracting, employment law, enforcement of employment and other contracts, business succession and estate planning, and litigation in federal and state courts in matters related to these areas of practice

Serving clients nationwide in the areas of employment, business, contracting, zoning, real estate and trade secret, law. Notable accomplishments: Assisted businesses in mergers and divestitures. Developed and implemented employment manuals and strategies to avoid litigation in employment matters. Established new legal standard in Third Circuit Court of Appeals for state actor liability under federal Civil Rights statute. Established the absence of 11th Amendment immunity for Pennsylvania District Attorneys in civil rights litigation. Negotiated asset and stock purchase agreements and other forms of contracts. Negotiation and successful litigation of numerous trade secret and covenant-not-to compete cases. Litigated successfully numerous trade secret, restrictive covenant and employment, real estate, zoning and related cases. Authored materials and lectured for PBI on restrictive covenants; Assistant General Counsel reporting to Company's General Counsel. Responsible for domestic general corporate law matters including advising Human Resources Department on ongoing basis, preparation of stock and asset agreements, state and federal securities law compliance and periodic reporting, preparation of real estate and construction contracts, oversight of outside counsel in litigation matters, and preparation of response to senior management on general corporate matters. Notable accomplishments: Worked directly with departmental Vice Presidents and subsidiary Presidents on employment related matters including hiring, management and employment termination issues, enforcement of non-compete and trade secret provisions of employment contract comprehensive revision of employment agreements and employment manual; detected inadvertent short swing sale of shares by member of senior management and effectuated resolution that avoided public disclosure and litigation; member of multi-disciplinary committee charged with assuring compliance with environmental laws.

Assistant General Counsel to Industry leader in water and process treatment chemicals and value added application technology. The company was merged out of existence.

general corporate matters.Notable accomplishments: Preparation of investment advisory contracts, long and short-term debt instruments, asset purchase agreements, proxy and other SEC filings and counseled senior and middle management on corporate legal matters confronting multi-national corporation having investment banking, investment advisory, insurance and healthcare subsidiaries.

Associate in Philadelphia office of international law firm. Assignments in environmental, government regulations and corporate departmentsNotable accomplishments: Worked on asset and stock acquisition agreements, federal and state security law issues and filings; environmental litigation, and general corporate matters for multi-national clients. Brief assignment in firm's Washington, D.C. office to work on brief to United States Supreme Court on environmental issues.

Juris Doctorate, Law Review

Ba, Government & Law

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Psi FraternityGovernor Robert Meyner Award