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 monthlong 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 buyouts.
- 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
Juneteenth, and Beyond: Our Commitment to Change
June 19, 2020 | Article | By Robert Bodian
News & Press
After 18 Years, Mintz Chooses New Leader
September 29, 2026
Bob Bodian and Mike Fantozzi were featured in a Law.com article following Mike’s appointment as Mintz’s next Managing Member. The article covers Mintz’s leadership succession planning process, the firm’s significant growth during Bob’s 18-year tenure as Managing Member, and Mike’s vision for maintaining and deepening Mintz’s client-focused and collaborative approach as he prepares to assume the role in 2027.
Mintz Gets a New Leader, and This Time He's a Bostonian
September 29, 2026|
Mintz's Boston Office Head to Succeed Longtime Firm Leader
September 29, 2026|
Mintz Names Francis J. Earley Managing Member of New York Office
April 21, 2026|
Mintz Sees Steady Revenue Growth, While Net Income Rises 15%
April 17, 2026|
Mintz Adds Leading ITC Litigator Robert Vlasis as Practice Co-chair
February 2, 2026|
Mintz Elevates Twelve New Partners
December 17, 2025|
Mintz Achieves Ten Years of Consecutive Revenue Growth
April 24, 2025|
Mintz Celebrates 25 Years in New York
April 14, 2025|
Experts Weigh in on the 2025 Litigation Outlook
January 7, 2025|
Fewer Big Law Firms Give Full PTO This Election Day
November 5, 2024|
Mintz Achieves 2023-2024 Mansfield Certification from Diversity Lab
October 9, 2024|
Biglaw Firm Gives All Employees Paid Day Off To Vote, Volunteer On Election Day
September 16, 2024|
Mintz Re-Elects Robert Bodian as Managing Member
July 24, 2024|
Bob Bodian Elected to Sixth Term as Mintz Leader
July 24, 2024|
Firm Grows Life Sciences Group in LA
May 20, 2024|
Mintz Taps Corporate Attorney to Lead San Diego Office
April 2, 2024|
A Steady Litigation Year Helped Drive Big Law Revenue Gains
February 6, 2024|
A Litigation Look Ahead: What to Expect From 2024
January 3, 2024|
Mintz Announces Record Member Growth in 2023
December 22, 2023|
High-Profile Toronto Real Estate Attorney Joins Mintz
December 18, 2023|
Mintz Adds Fire Power to Leading Health Law Practice with New Member
December 4, 2023|
How Some Law Firms Are Reimagining Succession Planning
November 15, 2023|
Mintz Adds IP Partner From McDermott In Boston
October 26, 2023|
Leading Tech IP Attorney Joins Mintz in Toronto
October 2, 2023|
Defying Convention, US-Based Mintz Levin Grows Again In Toronto
October 2, 2023|
Mintz Life Sciences Practice Boosted By Addition Of IP Litigator
September 25, 2023|
Mintz Adds Strength To Cross-Border Corporate Practice
September 25, 2023|
Twenty-nine Mintz Attorneys Named to 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List
September 22, 2023|
Thirteen Mintz Members Named To Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators List
September 11, 2023|
Why Would Anyone Want To Be A Law Firm Managing Partner?
July 3, 2023|
Mintz's Chairman, R. Robert Popeo, Dies At 85
July 3, 2023|
Hulsh Joins Mintz PE Team
April 19, 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|
Mintz to Enter Miami Market
January 3, 2023|
Mintz Recruits Milbank Partner To Build New Miami Office
January 3, 2023|
Florida Legal Market To Expand Again With Mintz Miami Move
January 3, 2023|
Mintz To Open Miami Office Led By Ex-Milbank Atty
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|
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|
Big Law Is Bullish on SPACs Even as Large Banks Pull Out
May 16, 2022|
Mintz To Give Leave For Miscarriages, Failed Surrogacy
March 10, 2022|
2021 Was a Good Year for The Lawyers
March 10, 2022|
Mintz Adds Leading Tax Attorney Gregg Benson in New York
October 4, 2021|
21 Mintz Attorneys Recognized as 2021 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 30, 2021|
Mintz Nabs a Pair of Veteran Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers
September 22, 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|
Matching Begins After Millbank Boosted Associate Salaries
June 11, 2021|
How a Firm's "Vision" Results in Real Growth—Or Trips It Up
March 22, 2021|
Big Law's Next Pandemic Quandary: Require Vaccines or Rely on Persuasion
February 1, 2021|
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|
The Pandemic Isn’t Stopping Mintz From Going on a Hiring Spree
August 7, 2020|
From Six Months to Six Weeks: Lateral Hiring Is Speeding Up
July 30, 2020|
Mintz Launches Newly-Dedicated E-Data Consulting Group
June 30, 2020|
Mintz Joins New Law Firm Antiracism Alliance
June 26, 2020|
Law Leaders On Managing Through A Crisis — Again
June 26, 2020|
Mintz Announces November 3 Election Day Challenge
June 19, 2020|
Mintz Attorneys and Practices Recognized by Chambers USA 2020
April 24, 2020|
Distinguished Leader: Bob Bodian
October 18, 2019|
A Trusted Advisor
October 11, 2019|
Twenty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2019 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 12, 2019|
One Hundred Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2020
August 15, 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|
Twenty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2018 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 19, 2018|
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices
May 3, 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 2, 2018|
Mintz Sees Another Record Year in Revenue, Profits
March 30, 2018|
Twenty-Seven Mintz Attorneys Named 2017 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 20, 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 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|
Twenty-Eight Mintz Attorneys Named 2016 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 21, 2016|
Six Mintz Members to Speak at 2016 IBA Annual Conference
September 12, 2016|
49 Mintz Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2016 Guide
May 31, 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 Dedicated Sports Law Practice
February 2, 2016|
Mintz Launches Sports-Focused Practice Group
February 2, 2016|
Twenty-Three Mintz Attorneys Named 2015 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 16, 2015|
Mintz Further Expands IP Practice with Eighteen Attorneys
January 9, 2015|
Mintz Enhances Nationally Recognized Communications Practice
December 1, 2014|
Tyrone P. Thomas to Chair Mintz’s Diversity Committee
August 1, 2014|
Mintz Elevates Eight Attorneys to Members of the Firm
May 13, 2014|
Mintz Names Tara Corvo Chair of Communications Section
February 6, 2014|
U.S. Senator William “Mo” Cowan Returns to Mintz
October 8, 2013|
Events & Speaking
Speaker
Panelist
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2019
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
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Oct
7
2018
IBA Annual Conference Rome 2018
International Bar Association
Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, Viale Asia, Rome, Italy
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Panelist
Oct
5
2015
The Changing Nature of Talent and Leadership in Law Firms
International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference
Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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21
2015
Mintz's Project Analyst Program: Launching Careers for 25 Years!
Boston, New York, Washington and San Francisco Mintz offices
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: New York – Litigation: General Commercial (2011 – 2026)
Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation; Litigation: Labor and Employment; Litigation: Securities (2010 – 2027)
BTI Consulting Group: Client Service All-Star (2020)
Best Lawyers in America: Bet-the-Company Litigation (2023 – 2025)
Law360: Top Ten Innovative Managing Partners (2010)
Super Lawyers: New York, Business Litigation (2006 – 2026)
Lawdragon: 500 Leading Litigators in America (2022 - 2027)
Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer - General Commercial Disputes (2026)
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
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