Robert V. Dell´Osa

Member

Robert represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation matters, with emphasis on RICO, health care law, securities fraud, shareholder and partnership disputes, real estate litigation, and construction litigation.

Robert received his Bachelor of Science in accounting, summa cum laude, from St. Joseph's University in 1982, and earned his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1985.

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Experience

Representative RICO Engagements

  • Defended former County Commissioners and Retirement Fund board members in action claiming that they violated RICO by engaging in a purported pay-to-play scheme involving the award of contracts to investment advisors and investment managers in exchange for political contributions.

  • Defended a publicly traded REIT and four of its Trustees against allegations by the former president of the company that defendants were engaged in a scheme to commit securities fraud and self-dealing in violation of RICO.

  • Defended attorneys in an action claiming that they and their clients violated RICO by participating in a purported scheme to deprive plaintiff of his alleged ownership interest in certain patented technology.

  • Represented investors in an action alleging that defendants violated RICO by engaging in an elaborate financial scheme designed to defraud creditors.

  • Defended a bank against claims by a financial services company that multiple defendants violated RICO by engaging in a purported scheme to defraud it into making substantial loans.

  • Defended an attorney in an action alleging that he committed fraud and violated RICO in the course of representing a Sewer Authority in eminent domain proceedings.

  • Represented a provider of medical services in a RICO action against its former president who, while still a trusted employee, secretly established a company providing the same services and diverted business to the new company.

  • Defended an industrial painting contractor against claims that multiple defendants were part of a scheme in which managerial employees of plaintiff awarded maintenance and repair contracts in exchange for kickbacks in violation of RICO.

  • Defended an accountant in an action in which an automobile dealership alleged that multiple defendants violated RICO by committing extortion and bribery in connection with plaintiff's attempts to acquire a Honda auto dealership.

  • Defended a distributor of furniture hardware against RICO claims arising out of an agreement to manufacture and distribute plaintiff's merchandise.

  • Defended 50% shareholders of a shopping center against allegations by other 50% shareholder that defendants engaged in self-dealing, embezzlement, and violations of the New Jersey RICO statute while managing the corporation.

Publications

Are You Ready For The New A1A Contract Documents [Structure Magazine]

July 01, 2009

Are You Ready For The New A1A Contract Documents - Structure Magazine -

The AIA Contract Documents... Not the Only Game in Town [Structure Magazine]

August 01, 2008

The AIA Contract Documents... Not the Only Game in Town - Structure Magazine -

Contract Clauses to Know and Love [STRUCTURE]

January 01, 2008

Contract Clauses to Know and Love - STRUCTURE -

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1985
  • St. Joseph's University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1982
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court -- Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court -- New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • American Bar Association
  • Camden County (NJ) Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Bar Association