Robert Joseph
My name is Robert Joseph. I am a 1968 magna cum laude graduate of Xavier's Honors Bachelor of Arts (HAB) program -- which had an enormous impact on my intellectual development and formation of my values. After graduating from Xavier, I attended the University of Michigan Law School from which I graduated in 1971 with a J.D. degree (cum laude), and where I was a member of the Michigan Law Review. Shortly after obtaining my law degree, I married Sarah Granger, a 1969 graduate of Mount St. Joseph College. Sarah is a retired social worker who has served homeless and low-income people, and people in hospice and their families. We have been blessed with two children (Paul, born in 1973, and Tim, born in 1976), and three grandchildren.
A staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition from 1971 until 1976, I worked on complex antitrust and restraint investigations and litigation. From 1973 to 1974, I also served as Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Competition. I received an Award for Superior Service "For unusually competent performance and his major contribution as a trial attorney in furthering the Commission's antitrust enforcement program."
In 1976 we moved from Washington to the Chicago area, when I joined the firm of Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, which is now part of the international law firm Dentons. From that time until my retirement from the firm at the end of 2014, I specialized in commercial litigation, with emphases in antitrust, trade regulation, and franchising. During my career, I worked with clients in developing business strategies, distribution policies and transactions that comply with antitrust and franchise law. I also participated in a number of antitrust cases involving claims such as price-fixing, price discrimination, illegal tying, and exclusive dealing. I also developed antitrust compliance programs for numerous companies, tailored to their particular situations.
In 2002-2003, I served as Chair of the 9,000 member American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law. As Chair, I led the largest and most active antitrust and trade regulation bar association group in the world. I previously served as Chair-Elect, Vice Chair, Committee Officer, Program Officer, and Council member of that Section. I also served on the Governing Committee of the ABA's Forum on Franchising.
During my legal career, I lectured and wrote on a variety of franchising, antitrust and trade regulation topics and participated in numerous legal education symposia. I have been recognized by in The Best Lawyers in America, The International Who's Who Legal, and Chambers USA as one of the foremost practitioners in competition law and franchise law.
My name is Robert Joseph. I am a 1968 magna cum laude graduate of Xavier's Honors Bachelor of Arts (HAB) program -- which had an enormous impact on my intellectual development and formation of my values. After graduating from Xavier, I attended the University of Michigan Law School from which I graduated in 1971 with a J.D. degree (cum laude), and where I was a member of the Michigan Law Review. Shortly after obtaining my law degree, I married Sarah Granger, a 1969 graduate of Mount St. Joseph College. Sarah is a retired social worker who has served homeless and low-income people, and people in hospice and their families. We have been blessed with two children (Paul, born in 1973, and Tim, born in 1976), and three grandchildren.
A staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition from 1971 until 1976, I worked on complex antitrust and restraint investigations and litigation. From 1973 to 1974, I also served as Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Competition. I received an Award for Superior Service "For unusually competent performance and his major contribution as a trial attorney in furthering the Commission's antitrust enforcement program."
In 1976 we moved from Washington to the Chicago area, when I joined the firm of Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, which is now part of the international law firm Dentons. From that time until my retirement from the firm at the end of 2014, I specialized in commercial litigation, with emphases in antitrust, trade regulation, and franchising. During my career, I worked with clients in developing business strategies, distribution policies and transactions that comply with antitrust and franchise law. I also participated in a number of antitrust cases involving claims such as price-fixing, price discrimination, illegal tying, and exclusive dealing. I also developed antitrust compliance programs for numerous companies, tailored to their particular situations.
In 2002-2003, I served as Chair of the 9,000 member American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law. As Chair, I led the largest and most active antitrust and trade regulation bar association group in the world. I previously served as Chair-Elect, Vice Chair, Committee Officer, Program Officer, and Council member of that Section. I also served on the Governing Committee of the ABA's Forum on Franchising.
During my legal career, I lectured and wrote on a variety of franchising, antitrust and trade regulation topics and participated in numerous legal education symposia. I have been recognized by in The Best Lawyers in America, The International Who's Who Legal, and Chambers USA as one of the foremost practitioners in competition law and franchise law.