Robert S. Sanoff
Robby Sanoff has over 25 years of experience in litigation and dispute resolution that emphasizes environmental, insurance, and contract matters. He is former Co-Managing Partner of Foley Hoag and has been recognized in Chambers USA and Massachusetts SuperLawyers for his effectiveness at environmental litigation. Robby has advised clients on more than 50 separate federal and state Superfund matters at sites throughout the United States. He has litigated several precedent-setting Superfund cases and has served as common counsel to large groups of defendants in site cleanups where the estimated cost has been in excess of $100 million. Although he has litigated many environmental matters, he works with clients to help them avoid litigation by providing strategic advice about compliance with the Massachusetts Contingency Plan and Chapter 21E. In addition to environmental matters, Robby is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer in disputes involving insurance coverage, land use , and long-term energy supply contracts. Robby has resolved a number of cases through third-party facilitated mediation and has served as a mediator himself.
Practice Areas- Environmental Litigation
- Energy and Regulated Industries
- Litigation
- Massachusetts
- Hamilton College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa
- University of Virginia, Ph.D., Virgina Danforth Fellowship
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
