Attorneys and Professional Staff

Robert A. Hoffman

Robert A. Hoffman, partner in Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, joined the firm in 1986. Before joining the firm, Mr. Hoffman clerked for the Honorable Charles R. Weiner, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, during the years 1984-1985. At BR&B, Mr. Hoffman has been practicing in the area of securities class and derivative actions, and general corporate litigation.

Mr. Hoffman has broad experience in prosecuting securities class actions in federal courts around the country. He is serving as the lead attorney representing the Florida State Board of Administration in In re Schering-Plough Securities Litigation, before the Honorable Katherine Hayden in the District of New Jersey, which recently settled for $165 million. Mr. Hoffman is also prosecuting two of the most significant subprime related securities class actions: In Re Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Securities, Derivative and ERISA Litigation, before the Honorable Judge Jed S. Rakoff, in the Southern District of New York, in which preliminary approval has been obtained for a $475 million settlement for defrauded investors; and In re American International Group, Inc. 2008 Securities Litigation, before the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain in the Southern District of New York. He was also one of the lead attorneys representing plaintiffs in In re MicroWarehouse Securities Litigation, before the Honorable Domenic J. Squatrito in the District of Connecticut, which resulted in a $30 million recovery for the plaintiff class. He also has significant experience in the trial and appeal of securities class actions. See, e.g. In re Control Data Corp. Securities Litigation, 933 F.2d 616 (8th Cir. 1991).

Education:

Rutgers University School of Law (J.D. 1983)
Rutgers University (B.A., with high distinction 1980)

Admissions:

New Jersey, 1983
Pennsylvania, 1983
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Publications:

Schering-Plough Class Certified
Barrack Bulletin, Vol. 8 (Spring 2004)

Securities Fraud Class Actions: More Than Just Numbers
Barrack Bulletin, Vol. 6 (Winter 2002)

GreenTree Blunts Reach of PSLRA
Barrack Bulletin, Vol. 4 (Spring/Summer 2002)

Memberships:

Philadelphia Bar Association

Contact:

Robert A. Hoffman
e: rhoffman@barrack.com
p: 215/963-0600
f: 215/963-0838

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