Robert Wylie Barton

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Recent notable matters he has h
  led include: Representation of colleges
  universities in matters pertaining to NCAA, NAIA
  conference rules
  regulations,
  in other litigation, contract
  compliance matters concerning their athletic departments
  Representation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in litigation with former student-athlete claiming concussions
  other injuries allegedly resulting from intercollegiate athletic practice
  competition
  Representation of multiple pharmaceutical companies in litigation brought by the State of Louisiana relative to pricing
  reimbursement
  Representation of publicly traded consumer electronics store in lawsuits involving claims of false arrest, defamation,
  premises liability
  Representation of large restaurant management group in acquisition of new restaurants
  locations
  Representation of the American Football Coaches Association as amicus curiae counsel in the l
  mark Maurice Clarett decision concerning eligibility for the National Football League draft, in which the AFCA supported the NFL's rules regarding draft eligibility, a position upheld by the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeal
  the United States Supreme Court
  Representation of a major university's athletics department relative to compliance with Title IX,
  related dealings with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights
  Representation of a medical sales company
  its principals in successful trial of business dispute against a competitor, involving alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, non-competition, non-solicitation
  non-hire provisions
  Representation of directors of failed health care organization in suits by state regulators
  Representation of a Baton Rouge-based provider of lending software solutions in various matters, including its recent acquisition by one of the largest credit reporting agencies
  Representation of a Baton Rouge-based leader in the sub-prime lending market in multiple matters, including various lawsuits
  matters of a transactional nature
  Counsel to directors of the largest savings
  loan association in Baton Rouge in lawsuits brought by the FDIC with summary judgment granted in favor of the defendants
  Counsel to a leading global financial services firm in various cases involving alleged forgeries
  misappropriations by company bookkeepers, most recently obtaining judgment in the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal in favor of the bank, dismissing claims on over $700,000 of alleged conversions
  National counsel to a major petrochemical company in lawsuits involving alleged exposures to vinyl chloride
  Representation of galvanizing facility
  its owner in litigation involving a dispute over the company's ownership. The dispute was resolved favorably through mediation.
  Representation of Fortune 100 company in obtaining summary judgment against an insurer, establishing the insurer's obligation to defend a multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal court
  
  Representation of several generic drug manufacturers in civil enforcement actions brought by the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, concerning pharmaceutical pricing
  reimbursement by Louisiana Medicaid (DHH).