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Ballard Spahr LLP Offices

Ballard Spahr LLP
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NEW JERSEY
United States
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Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto

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1.856.761.3416 riverasotor@ballardspahr.com View profile

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Senior Counsel

Career

Justice Roberto A. Rivera-Soto is a trial and appellate lawyer who served for seven years on the Supreme Court of New Jersey before joining Ballard Spahr.

Litigation and Appellate

Justice Rivera-Soto is well positioned to maximize clients’ ability to succeed at the trial and appellate levels. Starting with his tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney, continuing through both private practice and corporate in-house practice, and culminating with seven years on the Supreme Court of New Jersey, he persuasively and effectively appeals to judges, both orally and in writing. He provides valuable insight on appellate and trial court judges’ expectations and point of view to the benefit of his clients.

Admissions:

Delaware

District of Columbia

Nevada

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Languages

Spanish

Memberships

Hispanic National Bar Association, Honorary Committeeman, 2012 mid-year meeting

District VII Ethics Committee of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, member and Chair, 2000-2004

Rutgers School of Law-Camden, past instructor of trial advocacy

New Jersey Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities’ and Women’s Enterprises, 1988-1994

Please Touch Museum, 2001-2003

Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada, 1997-1999

Education

Cornell Law School (J.D. 1977)
Recipient, Charles K. Burdick Scholarship; Member, Moot Court Board

Haverford College (B.A. 1974, with departmental honors)
Recipient, José Padín Scholarship

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport

Under the leadership of New Jersey-based Neal Walters, who heads up the overarching product liability and mass tort group, Ballard Spahr LLP handles a significant volume of automotive and transport-related disputes, as well as providing risk management counselling. The team is adept at representing clients throughout the life cycle of litigation in New Jersey federal and state courts, as well as nationally, including in the context of class certification defense proceedings, and mounting vigorous defenses at a final trial stage. Subaru of America remains a core client of the firm and continues to generate a significant amount of product liability-related work, including numerous ongoing class actions in the New Jersey federal court. Roberto Rivera-Soto, a former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, is a core member of the practice, particularly when it comes to appellate matters. Casey Watkins departed the firm for an in-house role in July 2021.

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