Robert Soza

Practice Areas

Trial & Appellate Litigation; Environment & Natural Resources; International; Investigations & White Collar Defense

Career

Robert Soza has significant first-chair trial and appellate experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in environmental disputes, personal injury claims, property damage claims, and civil enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Robert is also an international trade attorney with sophisticated experience assisting clients with anti-corruption, U.S. export control, U.S. Customs, and CFIUS compliance. A licensed U.S. Customs Broker, Robert has conducted reviews and audits of transactions, counseled on enforcement issues, prepared voluntary disclosures, and represented clients in administrative, criminal, and civil enforcement proceedings initiated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Robert has instituted anti-corruption policies and provided training in Canada, Europe, and Mexico and has advised companies with projects in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Russia, and throughout Latin America.

Robert has been admitted to practice law in California, Texas, and New Mexico. He has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; the United States Court of International Trade; the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas; the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California; and the District of New Mexico.

Professional Memberships

President of the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Legal Services Association

President of the Board of Directors of ABODE Contemplative Care for the Dying

District 10 Nominating Chair (2022-23) of the Texas Bar Foundation

Education

Languages Spoken

English; Spanish