BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 X-GWTYPE:USER UID:dmhperson7229 FN:Robert L. Byer TEL;WORK:+1 412 497 1083 TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX:+1 412 202 2787 EMAIL;WORK;PREF:rlbyer@duanemorris.com N:Byer, Robert L. TITLE:Partner ORG:Duane Morris LLP ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP | Suite 5010 | 600 Grant Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2802 | USA | URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Philadelphia Address Duane Morris LLP 30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196 Phone: 412.497.1083 Fax: 215.979.1020 Robert L. Byer is head of the Appellate division of Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group. Mr. Byer concentrates his practice in appellate and legal issues litigation. Mr. Byer is a former judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline. As an appellate lawyer, Mr. Byer has argued or briefed approximately 185 appeals in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits, the Pennsylvania appellate courts and the appellate courts of California, Maryland and Washington. He also has briefed and worked on appeals in the United States Supreme Court. His appellate work and legal-issues litigation experience covers a wide range of legal areas, including corporate governance, intellectual property, administrative agency law, tax cases, Constitutional law, insurance coverage, contracts, professional liability, product liability and toxic torts. In addition to his work as an appellate lawyer, Mr. Byer brings to Duane Morris LLP a wealth of experience in complex civil and intellectual property litigation. He also advises major corporations on issues related to commercial contracts, corporate governance, corporate compliance (including export control and political contribution and lobbying issues), dispute resolution, ethics and internal investigations. Mr. Byer is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and a member of the American Law Institute. He is a former member of the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a founding member of the Third Circuit Bar Association. He is currently in his fourth term as a member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee, and he chaired that committee for five years. Mr. Byer has served two terms as Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Civil Litigation Section and served for 15 years in the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates. He is a former adjunct faculty member at Duquesne University School of Law, where he taught advanced courses on civil procedure, and The National Judicial College, where he taught courses on judicial review of administrative agency adjudications. He also is listed in Best Lawyers in America (Appellate and Commercial Litigation), Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (Appellate), and Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition (Appellate). Best Lawyers also named Mr. Byer 2011 Pittsburgh Appellate Lawyer of the Year. Mr. Byer is the author of a treatise on Pennsylvania civil practice and has authored chapters in the Third Circuit Appellate Practice Manual (PBI, 2d ed. 2010) and A Practitioner's Guide to Appellate Advocacy (ABA 2010). He also is the author of numerous published articles, monographs, and course materials on various legal topics. He has been a speaker at seminars and continuing legal education programs throughout the United States. Mr. Byer is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1977; editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review; B.A., magna cum laude, 1973). He engaged in post-graduate studies at Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. END:VCARD