A seasoned negotiator as well as a skilled litigator, Rob Nobel represents property owners, tenants, contractors, subcontractors and professionals in personal injury and property damage actions in New York.
When clients need a practical solution to a complex legal issue, they contact Rob. Combining tenacious and detailed advocacy with pragmatic and common-sense client advice, Rob devotes a significant portion of his national practice to litigating and counseling clients on insurance coverage issues involving primary and excess general liability and professional liability policies.
A partner in the firm’s New York office, Rob represents property owners, tenants, contractors, subcontractors and professionals in personal injury and property damage actions in the city and throughout the state.
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- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Real Property
- International Law Review
- Moot Court
- State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Professional & Community Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- USLAW Network
- Defense Research Institute-DRI
- USLAW Network Board of Directors (2015-2017)
- Chair, USLAW Insurance and Risk Management Services Group (2014-present)
- Chair, USLAW Construction Practice Group (2012-14)
- Vice Chair, USLAW Construction Practice Group (2010-12)
- Secretary, USLAW Construction Practice Group (2009-10)
- Member, AGC – New York Chapter
- Member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- DRI
Publications
- Construction Law Blog, Editor
- Actual Service Through a Virtual Community: Trends in Service of Process by Social Media-DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar (co-authored with Jennifer Lewkowski) March 5, 2015
- Navigating the Ethical Minefield of ‘Burning Limits’ Insurance Policies-DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (co-authored with Eric D. Suben) (2014)
- Contributor-International Law ReviewA Visit With The Additional Insured, by Richard K. Traub and Robert S. Nobel, Declarations (Winter/Summer – 2005)
- A Wholesale Review of the Vendors Endorsement : How It Works and the Priority of Coverage, by Richard K. Traub and Rob Nobel, Declarations (Summer 2008)
- Maxum Indem. Co. v. A One Testing Labs., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165756 (S. D.N.Y. 2015)
- West 64th St., LLC v. Axis U.S. Ins., 2009 NY Slip Op 4709 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep’t 2009)
- Brookshire Brothers Holding Inc., et al v. Total Containment Inc., et al, N. 04-1150, W.D. La; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66813 (Feb. 23, 2007)
- Fletcher v. City of New York, 54 F. Supp. 2d 328 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
- Cobian v. City of New York, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14910 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 9, 1996)
- Singh v. New York City Dep’t of Corrections, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18322 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 11, 1995)
- John v. New York City Taxi & Limousine Comm’n, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11244 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 9, 1995)
- Torres v. Abate, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10603 (S.D.N.Y. July 28, 1995)
- Fisher v. New York City Police Dep’t, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3038 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 13, 1995)
Representative Seminars
- “Insurance/Risk Management and Construction Law”, Moderator and Presenter – USLAW Network Client Conference, March, 2017
- “Primary vs. Excess Carriers Rights and Obligations”–USLAW Network Client Conference, April, 2015
- “The 7-Minute Construction Law Drill-Insurance Issues,” – AGC’s 94th Annual Convention, March 7, 2013
- “Faulty Work or Faulty Coverage; The Risks You May Not Have Bargained For,” USLAW Spring 2012 Conference, April, 2012
- “Insurance Coverage and Shifting Risk In Complex Construction Claims,” USLAW Spring 2011 Conference, April 2, 2011
- “Shifting The Risk In This Economy – It Is All About Risk Management,” USLAW Fall 2010 Conference, October, 2010
- “Third-Party Claims for Contribution and Indemnity and the ‘Grave Injury’ Requirement,” Markel, February, 2010
- “Insurance Agents and Brokers: Friend of Foe?” USLAW Fall 2009 Conference, September 26, 2009
- “New York Labor Law and Risk Shifting,” New York County Law Association, Construction Law Committee, April, 2008
- “The Contract Side of Safety,” SENY Conference, March 27, 2007