Robert Long counsels corporate boards of directors and senior management on governance, fiduciary duties, and securities liability. He is an experienced trial lawyer and specializes in securities class actions, derivative suits, merger disputes, internal investigations, and regulatory actions by government agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice.
Robert is recognized by Chambers USA as a Band One Securities Litigator in Georgia. He has been listed for many years in The Best Lawyers in America® and Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Litigators in America.”
Clients in recent surveys praise Robert as “an exceptional attorney and a well-renowned expert in his field,” as well as “outstanding” in his “service, knowledge, communication, and understanding of the various issues.”
Robert publishes and speaks frequently on securities law, corporate governance, and director and officer liability, including at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and the University of Georgia School of Law. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School, where he served as an editor for the Stanford Law Review and co-president of his class. He began his legal career in private practice following a federal district court clerkship.
