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Robert G Houck

Robert G Houck

USA 2026

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About

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Robert Houck is the Head of Americas Litigation & Dispute Resolution. He represents clients in cross-border investigations and complex commercial litigation, including class actions.

He has extensive experience representing companies, underwriters, corporate officers, and outside directors in class actions brought under the Commodity Exchange Act, the U.S. and state antitrust laws, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Career

Cornell University (AB Government, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) 1993

Columbia School of Law (JD, Harlan Fiske Stone scholar) 1996

Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 1997

Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in United States District Courts for Southern and Eastern Districts of New York 1999

Joined Clifford Chance 1996

Partner since 2005

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Securities - New York

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Band 4

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Robert Houck is a partner at Clifford Chance and frequently works with major financial institutions, hedge funds and investment managers. He is held in high regard for his expert handling of securities litigation and regulatory matters.

Strengths

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  • Rob is very smart and sophisticated commercially. He is also an extremely thoughtful and fair lawyer.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Guide to the USA
  • Rob is commercially-minded and sticks to his guns.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Guide to the USA
  • Rob has a really nice approach that blends very strong advocacy with credibility.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Guide to the USA

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