Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk to The Honorable William W. Hood, III, Colorado Supreme Court
Law Clerk to The Honorable Michael L. Bender, Colorado Supreme Court
Law Clerk to The Honorable Alan M. Loeb, Colorado Court of Appeals
Recognition
Colorado Super Lawyers
Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2019-2021
Legal Memberships
Colorado Bar Association
Bar and Admissions
Colorado Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, E.D. Michigan
U.S. District Court, E.D. North Carolina
U.S. District Court, W.D. Michigan
Articles and Presentations
Presenter, "Damages Models in Consumer Class Actions," The Opposing Class Certification Webinar by Strafford Publications.
"A Fundamental Right to Read: Reader Privacy Protections in the U.S. Constitution," 82 U. Colo. L. Rev. 307.
Eric Robertson specializes in complex, high-stakes commercial and class action litigation from conception through trial and appeal. Eric has tried a certified class action to a jury verdict; defended a $70 million+ punitive damages case through trial; won multi-million dollar settlements in plaintiff-side business disputes on the eve of trial; argued and won motions in federal courts throughout the country; and authored appellate briefs in high-stakes cases in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.
In addition to his trial experience, Eric regularly leads strategy in complex written arguments. He also leads an active pro bono practice, regularly representing indigent clients in federal court in Colorado.
Cases
Appellate
Authored an amicus brief on a question certified from the Second Circuit urging New York's highest court not to adopt cross-jurisdictional class action tolling.
Appellate
Authored an amicus brief on a question certified from the Second Circuit urging New York's highest court not to adopt cross-jurisdictional class action tolling.
Class Actions
Authored a Rule 23(f) petition for interlocutory review from an order partially granting class certification.
Commercial Litigation
Won an arbitration ruling for $2.9 million, including punitive damages, for an investment fund misled into overpaying for an oil field services company based on misrepresentations made during the sale and omissions made during settlement negotiations regarding the sale.
Eric Robertson specializes in complex, high-stakes commercial and class action litigation from conception through trial and appeal. Eric has tried a certified class action to a jury verdict; defended a $70 million+ punitive damages case through trial; won multi-million dollar settlements in plaintiff-side business disputes on the eve of trial; argued and won motions in federal courts throughout the country; and authored appellate briefs in high-stakes cases in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.
In addition to his trial experience, Eric regularly leads strategy in complex written arguments. He also leads an active pro bono practice, regularly representing indigent clients in federal court in Colorado.
Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk to The Honorable William W. Hood, III, Colorado Supreme Court
Law Clerk to The Honorable Michael L. Bender, Colorado Supreme Court
Law Clerk to The Honorable Alan M. Loeb, Colorado Court of Appeals
Recognition
Colorado Super Lawyers
Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2019-2021
Legal Memberships
Colorado Bar Association
Bar and Admissions
Colorado Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, E.D. Michigan
U.S. District Court, E.D. North Carolina
U.S. District Court, W.D. Michigan
Articles and Presentations
Presenter, "Damages Models in Consumer Class Actions," The Opposing Class Certification Webinar by Strafford Publications.
"A Fundamental Right to Read: Reader Privacy Protections in the U.S. Constitution," 82 U. Colo. L. Rev. 307.
Cases
Appellate
Authored an amicus brief on a question certified from the Second Circuit urging New York's highest court not to adopt cross-jurisdictional class action tolling.
Appellate
Authored an amicus brief on a question certified from the Second Circuit urging New York's highest court not to adopt cross-jurisdictional class action tolling.
Class Actions
Authored a Rule 23(f) petition for interlocutory review from an order partially granting class certification.
Commercial Litigation
Won an arbitration ruling for $2.9 million, including punitive damages, for an investment fund misled into overpaying for an oil field services company based on misrepresentations made during the sale and omissions made during settlement negotiations regarding the sale.