Bob litigates complex employment, labor and business disputes. Bob is a litigator who represents businesses in resolving their complex labor, employment, trade secret, non-compete and related commercial disputes. He is recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in Labor & Employment, and as a Labor & Employment Star in Benchmark Litigation’s Rankings. He advises employers regarding union organizing activities, manages union election campaigns and litigates labor arbitrations nationwide. He also serves as co-chair of the firm’s Unfair Competition and Information Protection Task Force, which concentrates on trade secret theft, restrictive covenant and non-competition matters. He handles complex employment discrimination, harassment, and wage-and-hour disputes, including class and collective actions.

Bob’s practice includes a focus on data and emerging technology in the workplace. He designs and defends programs for conducting criminal background checks in the hiring process, and is a leader in the firm’s L&E Emerging Technology Practice Group.

He is admitted to practice in the US District Courts for the Districts of Maryland, Washington, DC, the Southern District of New York, New Jersey, and Georgia; the US Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Eleventh and DC Circuits; and the state courts of Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Georgia and Washington, DC.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, Emory University School of Law, 1993

BA, Government & Law, Lafayette College, 1987

• Represents Fortune 100 companies before the National Labor Relations Board in representation and decertification cases, employer petitions, class and complex unfair labor practice claims and compliance proceedings. 
• Designs national labor relations programs and policies for retail, manufacturing and other clients, including strategic plans for initial expansion and migration into the nation’s most active and aggressive union markets.  
• Litigates multidistrict and multiparty business and employment cases, including product liability, whistleblower, wage and hour, RICO, UCC, securities, construction, asset purchase and business tort matters.
• Advises and defends political, media, lobbying and business entities targeted by organized labor and NGOs in corporate-style campaigns, including implementation of physical security measures, strategic public communications and related litigation.
• Litigates disputes involving non-competition employment agreements in many business fields, including nuclear fuel technology, computer software and hardware design, executive recruiting, advertising services, acoustics engineering, electrical engineering, temporary personnel services, pigment manufacturing and graphic and audiovisual design.
• Litigates trade secret and non-disclosure matters arising from employment relationships, including the protection of trademarks, service marks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property and proprietary information.

• Selected for inclusion in 'Georgia Super Lawyers' (Employment and Labor), as published in Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers magazine®, March 2008, 2009 and 2010. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Super Lawyers’ webpage.

• Hunton Retail Law Resource: Analysis and Insight in Retail Law

  By Robert Quackenboss |November 2020

• Federal Court Strikes Down Portions of Department of Labor’s Final Rule On COVID-19 Leave, Expands Coverage

  By Robert Quackenboss |August 2020

• Preparing for the NLRB's Proposed Changes To Union Election Rules, Food Logistics
• Lesser-Known Social Media Legislation, Risk Management
• California Supreme Court’s Clarification of ‘Background Check’ Laws, The Recorder
• Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook
• Are Your Clients Complying With New York City’s AEDT Law?, New York Law Journal
• Technology: Friending the unions, Inside Counsel
• Press Pause Before Using Biometric Tech In The Workplace, Law360
• Managing Spirituality Initiatives In The American Workplace, Law360
• Biometrics Workplace Compliance and Best Practices for Employers, Lexis Practice Advisor
• Employer Best Practices For Biometrics Compliance: Part 1, Law360 Expert Analysis
• New York Enacts Further Restrictions on Settlement Agreements, Extends Statute of Limitations for Employment Claims, New York Law Journal
• Biometrics Workplace Compliance and Best Practices for Employers, Lexis Practical Guidance
• Employer Compliance Reminders As FCRA Class Actions Rise, Law360
• Year 2000 Liability and Related Insurance Issues, ABA Litigation Section Business Torts Committee
• Hot Topic: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) litigation, Corporate Disputes
• Union Strategies to Confront Automation in the Workplace, SHRM
• Biometrics Workplace Compliance and Best Practices for Employers, Lexis Practical Guidance
• Retail Employers Face New Challenges From Pro-Labor Measures Implemented by Biden NLRB in 2023, Total Retail
• Expert Analysis: What’s Ahead For LGBTQ Rights Legislation, Law360
• The NLRB’s Ambush Election Rules: Their Unique Impact on Retail Employers, Hunton & Williams 2015 Retail Year in Review
• Best Practices for Data Privacy and Security in the HR Space, Practical Law Practice Note
• Employer Best Practices For Biometrics Compliance: Part 2, Law360 Expert Analysis
• Epic Decision Allowing Class Action Waivers May Have Broad Implications, Westlaw Journal Employment
• Potential Changes Under The Biden NLRB Impacting Retailers, Industry Association
• Practical Implications of the New Restrictions on New York Employers’ Access to Employee and Applicant Social Media Accounts, New York Law Journal
• Criminal Background Check Litigation on the Rise: What Employers Need to Know, Industry Association
• 2023 Retail Industry Year in Review
• Hunton AI and Emerging Technologies Newsletter - Fall 2023