
Bob is the managing partner of Mintz, and has received awards and national recognition for his innovative approach to management. Bob also is a seasoned trial lawyer with a very active litigation practice and decades of experience covering a number of areas including employment, commercial disputes, private equity, financial services, insurance, securities, real estate, sports law, and banking.
Bob has extensive experience defending companies and their directors and officers in securities litigation and related matters, including claims arising out of acquisitions, going private transactions, restatements, and allegations of financial irregularities. Bob is very highly regarded by those in the boardroom and those in the courtroom, having advised senior executives in challenging situations and successfully tried through verdict numerous jury and nonjury trials in the federal and state courts.
Experience
- Represented Apollo Global Management in conjunction with the Stark Master Fund litigation, a securities fraud case. Following jurisdictional discovery, Apollo filed a compelling motion to dismiss based on jurisdictional grounds, and the Plaintiffs decided to voluntarily dismiss Apollo from the case rather than try to battle Apollo’s motion in court.
- Represented Goldman Sachs and a group of underwriters in connection with claims arising from the IPO and subsequent earnings restatement of Opnext, Inc. We obtained an expeditious resolution of the matter that resulted in a full release of our client with no admission of liability and no payment.
- Represented Hexion Specialty Chemicals, an Apollo portfolio company, in a derivative action arising from Hexion’s failed merger with Huntsman Corporation. Won dismissal of the action.
- Defended Lloyds Bank in a fraudulent conveyance action. The month-long trial concerned the business enterprise valuation of a machine-tool manufacturer that later went bankrupt. The trial ended with low damages against our client, which were further reduced after an appeal, remand, and settlement.
- Represented the former directors of a US media company in a matter commenced by a litigation trustee. The trustee asserted claims that the former directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to file for bankruptcy sooner to preserve assets for the benefit of the creditors. The case settled on favorable terms, requiring no monetary payments by our clients and no admission of liability.
- Served as counsel for a group of private equity firms named as defendants in an antitrust class action alleging that the defendant private equity firms and investment banks conspired to fix prices and allocate market share in the market for the acquisition of shares in companies being sold through leveraged buy outs.
- Represented institutional investors/bondholders in suit against auditors and directors and officers of an international conglomerate after bankruptcy.
- Represented institutional investors/bondholders in suit against indenture trustee after bankruptcy of bond issuer.
- Represented a major bank/liquidity provider in a dispute over the sequence and priority of payments on student-loan revenue bonds
- Represented real estate investors in a partnership dispute involving $500 million of New York real estate
- Represented a former Lehman Brothers broker in a securities arbitration. Client was sued by the former senior vice president of human resources, alleging that client failed to give timely advice regarding the sale of Lehman stock. Successfully settled matter.
viewpoints
In Honor of Juneteenth: Bob Bodian’s Address to Colleagues
June 17, 2022 | Blog | By Robert Bodian
Recording: 2021 MIATTY Retreat - Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat with Charlie Ferris
November 9, 2021 | Webinar
Juneteenth, and Beyond: Our Commitment to Change
June 19, 2020 | Article | By Robert Bodian
News & Press
Mintz Continues West Coast Expansion with Addition of Prominent Health Care Attorney in San Francisco
May 15, 2023
Mintz Continues West Coast Expansion With Addition Of Prominent Health Care Attorney In San Francisco
May 15, 2023
Hulsh Joins Mintz PE Team
April 19, 2023
Mintz Continues Expansion of Private Equity Practice and New York Office with Addition of Andrew Hulsh as Member
April 17, 2023
Law Firm Mintz Adds Private Equity Partner In New York
April 17, 2023
Mintz Taps Ex-FCC Legal Adviser As Technology Co-Chair
April 12, 2023
Mintz Launches 1st Non-US Office In Toronto With 5 Attys
March 20, 2023
How Mintz Revamped Rainmaker Pay
February 1, 2023
Mintz Builds Out Financial Services Practice With Keith Kollmeyer
January 18, 2023
In Recession Planning, Firms See 'Opportunities' And 'Challenges'
January 11, 2023
Litigators Weigh In With What To Watch For In 2023
January 5, 2023
Florida Legal Market To Expand Again With Mintz Miami Move
January 3, 2023
Mintz to Enter Miami Market
January 03, 2023
Mintz To Open Miami Office Led By Ex-Milbank Atty
January 3, 2023
Mintz Recruits Milbank Partner To Build New Miami Office
January 3, 2023
Mintz Announces New Member Growth
December 16, 2022
Mintz's Bob Bodian On RTO, Partner Expectations And All Those Associates
December 15, 2022
Lessons On Law Firm Management From Leaders Who Litigate
November 16, 2022
Davis Wright Health Law Pro Jumps to Mintz In LA
October 21, 2022
Saul Ewing Executive Board Member, Office Leader Exits for Mintz
October 18, 2022
Twenty-six Mintz Attorneys Recognized as 2022 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 29, 2022
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Honors Bob Bodian with its Spirit Award
September 21, 2022
Mintz Managing Partner On Prepping For A Weaker Economy
June 29, 2022
Mintz To Give Leave For Miscarriages, Failed Surrogacy
March 10, 2022
2021 Was a Good Year for The Lawyers
March 10, 2022
How I Made Managing Partner: 'My Colleagues Admired My Collaborative Approach,' Says Bob Bodian of Mintz
December 6, 2021
Jury Awards $2.6M to Ex-Fiancé of MSNBC Reporter in Dispute Over Log Cabin in The Hamptons
November 29, 2021
Mintz Adds Leading Tax Attorney Gregg Benson in New York
October 04, 2021
Mintz Nabs a Pair of Veteran Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers
September 22, 2021
Buy Low, Sell High: Kirkland and Mintz Real Estate Moves Show Opportunity Abounds After Slow Summer
September 8, 2021
Law Firms Caught in Balancing Act Between Repopulating Offices and Future of Remote Work
August 11, 2021
Mintz Nabs Renewable Energy Finance Atty For Tax Practice
August 5, 2021
Drumbeat Grows for Employers to Mandate COVID Vaccines
July 28, 2021
Mintz Says No COVID Vaccination, No Office
July 2, 2021
How a Firm's "Vision" Results in Real Growth—Or Trips It Up
March 22, 2021
To Retreat or Not to Retreat? For These Law Firm Leaders, It Isn’t Really a Question
January 11, 2021
Women Dominate New Mintz Members as Promotions Bring Change To Partner Demographics
December 21, 2020
Five Mintz Attorneys Named 2020 BTI Client Service All-Stars
December 11, 2020
How Year-End Attorney Reviews Might Look a Little Different This Year
November 23, 2020
Mintz Celebrates Two Decades in New York
November 18, 2020
Has Big Law Finally Lost Its Follow-the-Pack Mentality?
October 19, 2020
Mintz’s Bob Bodian Honored with Outstanding Ally Award from Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards: North America 2020
September 25, 2020
Mintz, Fenwick Announce Paid Day Off, Structures to Aid Voter Turnout in 2020 Election. Will Others Follow?
August 19, 2020
'I Don't Miss LaGuardia': How Managing Partners Are Reevaluating Their Jobs During COVID-19
July 1, 2020
Mintz Launches Newly-Dedicated E-Data Consulting Group
June 30, 2020
Law Leaders On Managing Through A Crisis — Again
June 26, 2020
Mintz Joins New Law Firm Antiracism Alliance
June 26, 2020
Mintz Announces November 3 Election Day Challenge
June 19, 2020
'The Idea Is Not to Do This Twice': Mintz Leader on the Fight to Avoid Furloughs, Layoffs
April 14, 2020
Mintz Members Loretta Shaw-Lorello and Karen Won Selected to Crain’s New York 2020 Notable Women in Law List
December 16, 2019
Distinguished Leader: Bob Bodian
October 18, 2019
A Trusted Advisor
October 11, 2019
What Young Lawyers Are Getting Wrong
August 7, 2019
Mintz Recognized by Chambers USA 2019
April 26, 2019
Mintz Managing Member Bob Bodian to Speak on GOOD Guys Panel
March 25, 2019
Law Firms Are Reimagining Origination Credit
January 3, 2019
Mintz Joins ABA Well-Being Pledge and Campaign
December 26, 2018
Firm Chiefs Say Diversity Starts With Talent Pipeline
December 19, 2018
Law Firm Leaders: Mintz's Robert Bodian
November 7, 2018
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices
May 03, 2018
Bold Types: A Bonus Bonanza?
April 24, 2018
Mintz Gives Staff $1,000 Bonuses
April 17, 2018
Mintz Levin Posts Third Year of Record Growth
April 02, 2018
Mintz Sees Another Record Year in Revenue, Profits
March 30, 2018
Mintz Continues Expansion of National Intellectual Property Practice with Addition of Marc Morley
October 16, 2017
Mintz Expands Health Law Practice, Attracting Former General Counsel of Partners HealthCare
October 02, 2017
Eighteen Mintz Attorneys Named 2013 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 16, 2017
Mintz Named Among Top Law Firms for Collaboration
August 10, 2017
Mintz Continues New York Expansion with Addition of Intellectual Property Member Sean Grygiel
August 08, 2017
Mintz Extends Lease at One Financial Center in Boston
April 18, 2017
Mintz Continues Growth in 2016, Topping 2015's Record Year
March 29, 2017
10 Years Out, Report Says Recession's Impact on Firms is Clear
January 12, 2017
Mintz Attorney Susan M. Finegan to Receive 2017 Pinnacle Award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
December 07, 2016
Six Mintz Members to Speak at 2016 IBA Annual Conference
September 12, 2016
Boston Legal Giants Zoom up List of 100 Richest Law Firms
April 29, 2016
The Big Law Firms That Defied Mediocrity In 2015
April 29, 2016
The Am Law 100: A Record Year for Mintz
March 23, 2016
Mintz Hits Record Revenues As Porter Hedges Slumps
March 22, 2016
Mintz Launches Sports-Focused Practice Group
February 2, 2016
Mintz Launches Dedicated Sports Law Practice
February 02, 2016
Mintz Further Expands IP Practice with Eighteen Attorneys
January 09, 2015
Mintz Enhances Nationally Recognized Communications Practice
December 01, 2014
Tyrone P. Thomas to Chair Mintz’s Diversity Committee
August 01, 2014
Mintz Names Tara Corvo Chair of Communications Section
February 06, 2014
U.S. Senator William “Mo” Cowan Returns to Mintz
October 08, 2013
Events & Speaking
Lawyers Club of San Diego
Male Allies in Advancing Diversity: A GOOD Guys Program
Mintz San Diego, 3580 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300, San Diego 92130
IBA Annual Conference Rome 2018
International Bar Association
Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, Viale Asia, Rome, Italy
The Changing Nature of Talent and Leadership in Law Firms
International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference
Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Mintz's Project Analyst Program: Launching Careers for 25 Years!
Boston, New York, Washington and San Francisco Mintz offices
Recognition & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation; Litigation: Bankruptcy; Litigation: Labor and Employment; Litigation: Securities (2010 – 2023)
- BTI Consulting Group: Client Service All-Star (2020)
- Chambers USA: New York – Litigation: General Commercial (2011 – 2023)
- Law360: “Top Ten Innovative Managing Partners” (2010)
- Included on the New York Super Lawyers: Business Litigation List (2006 – 2022)
- Lawdragon: "500 Leading Litigators in America" (2022)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Involvement
- Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Litigation Section of the New York County Bar Association
