Robert James Campbell is Special Counsel on the Class Action Counsel team and is based in Alabama. As a brief writer assigned to class, collective, mass, and representative actions, Rob formulates and executes briefing strategy. He evaluates and selects legal authority that supports the facts and circumstances of each case and prepares substantive briefs and motions, including complex dispositive motions, oppositions to class and collective certification (as well as arbitration clause construction awards), motions to compel arbitration, mediation briefs, and other strategic briefing.
Rob has over 25 years of experience in defending against class, collective and mass actions. He has defended such cases in over 50 separate federal and state courts around the country, as well as before various appellate courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration panels, as well as in consolidation proceedings before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. He also has managed the settlement of numerous regional and national class action settlements. His responsibilities included assisting clients in the management of parallel and coordinated litigation; overseeing varied business practice, claim viability, and risk exposure investigations; advising clients regarding related claims/litigation for liability and cost coverage of complex/class action/parallel action lawsuits; assisting clients with parallel regulatory investigations; and advising clients on compliance with various federal and state statutes, including consumer protection statutes.
Rob joined Littler in 2019 and has focused his practice on brief writing in highly complex, sophisticated class and collection action briefing. Rob has also been heavily involved in Littler’s response to the wave of litigation related to New York Labor Law 191 and has helped defend and resolve over 20 class actions involving NYLL 191 frequency of payment claims. In addition to his brief writing responsibilities, Rob regularly assists with claim viability and risk exposure investigations, litigation strategy development (including with respect to overlapping regulatory or litigation matters), and other thought leadership related to frequency of pay issues under NYLL 191.
