Robert S. Bernstein, Esq.
Partner, McCarter English

Mr. Bernstein is a trial attorney and litigator. His areas of experience include Real Estate related litigation with an emphasis on the Construction Industry, and the Jewelry Industry. He has represented owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors and design professionals in connection with prominent projects such as the renovations of Grand Central Terminal and Rockefeller Plaza.

Mr. Bernstein also serves as primary outside counsel to a large jewelry manufacturer and wholesaler in which capacity he coordinates a variety of legal services including copyright, trademark and patent filings; UCC filings; employment issues, including immigration issues; and a variety of general corporate and litigation services. Mr. Bernstein has represented clients in intellectual property disputes, civil rights litigation and discrimination actions.

Mr. Bernstein’s practice reflects his strengths in not only litigating and resolving cases, but also in providing legal counsel on a wide range of business issues and disputes. He advises clients on such diverse matters as corporate reorganizations, protection of intellectual property and compliance with industry-specific regulatory provisions.

Mr. Bernstein served in an instrumental role in securing the largest favorable settlement in a major telecommunications provider's history, involving a multibillion-dollar dispute related to the construction and ownership of an undersea fiber optic cable network. He also aided a client – one of the 20 largest architecture and engineering firms in the United States – in taking advantage of capital markets typically closed to professional firms, in connection with a corporate reorganization. Mr. Bernstein has developed protocols and prepared agreements to protect the intellectual property of design and manufacturing clients in order to preserve their competitive advantage.

Mr. Bernstein has represented numerous clients in construction industry-related matters, including acting as litigation counsel to a large international bank with respect to a half-billion-dollar commercial dispute arising out of the production of liquefied natural gas in Indonesia. As lead counsel in an arbitration proceeding, he won an award for an architectural firm related to claims of professional malpractice that denied all claims and ordered claimant to reimburse the client for incurred arbitration fees.