Profile - Robert P. Lesko

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP
1270 Avenue of the Americas Flr 7 1050
New York, NY 10020

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(973) 453-5872

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Rob is a commercial litigator with more than 30 years of experience. His singular focus in all engagements is to ensure “success” as defined by the client, including fidelity to budgets and avoidance of surprises. All engagements are based on close collaboration with clients, careful initial planning, and continuous monitoring and measurement of performance to fully understand and faithfully meet client objectives.

Rob served as a co-chair of the Life, Health, Disability & ERISA practice of a leading AmLaw 100 law firm before joining Pierson Ferdinand. Rob represents employers, insurers, fraternal benefits societies, employee benefit plans, plan fiduciaries and third-party administrators in connection with disputes relating to employee benefits (life, health and disability, pension and others) arising under both common law and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Rob’s extensive litigation experience includes representing the insurance industry in connection with the prosecution of fraud and STOLI schemes and the defense of sales practices litigation throughout the country. He also represents the industry in employment and agency contract disputes. Rob also serves Chairman of the Board of Directors – Concordia Plan Services and Board of Trustees – Concordia Plans (including a defined benefit plan, defined contribution plan, health plan and life and disability plans). Concordia is the employee benefits provider for more than 6,000 Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod congregations, schools, universities and other organizations in the United States and in mission fields worldwide.

In addition, Rob has represented employers and management in connection with all manner of employment-related disputes under federal, state and municipal laws, including alleged adverse employment actions based on disability, gender, age and other protected classifications; whistleblower/retaliation claims; wage-and-hour claims; and contractual disputes such as non-compete and confidentiality agreements, among others.

Rob also has extensive experience representing issuers, broker-dealers and registered representatives in litigation concerning the sale and performance of retail consumer financial products, including mutual funds, variable life insurance and annuity products and brokerage accounts, before courts and regulatory boards such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He has served successfully as lead counsel in numerous arbitrations involving the sale and administration of variable insurance products and mutual funds from New York to California.

During his career, Rob has been active in several industry organizations committed to the education and advancement of clients and counsel, including the Defense Research Institute, the International Claim Association, the American Bar Association and the American Inns of Court. He frequently participates as a lecturer at the International Claim Association Annual Education Conference and the Eastern Claims Conference. He is also a contributing author to various professional periodicals, including The Job Description, and the Life Health and Disability News published by the Defense Research Institute, as well as publications issued by the firm.

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Our Next Generation Law Firm® prioritizes the highest quality of legal services by partners who have the most relevant expertise, while our structure maximizes efficiency, responsiveness, and value. Our law firm model simply aligns the interests of clients and attorneys by identifying and eliminating the inefficiencies of the traditional law firm model.

All FisherBroyles attorneys are full partners and veterans of some of the largest and most sophisticated law firms and corporate legal departments in the U.S.

Our focus is on long-term client satisfaction; not short term profits. We eliminated billing quotas because we believe they encourage inefficiency and conflicts between what the attorney wants and what the client needs. We do not employ inexperienced attorneys who require partner supervision and add an additional layer of fees. All FisherBroyles attorneys are full partners and veterans of some of the largest and most sophisticated law firms and corporate legal departments in the U.S. Our Law Firm 2.0® business model simply allows FisherBroyles to produce high quality work product, deliver it faster and more efficiently, and offer rates that are logical, predictable, and flexible.

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Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law
ERISA, Life, Health & Disability
General Litigation
Insurance Law

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Commercial Litigation
Employment and Labor Law
Life, Health and Disability

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