Robert E. Dauer, Jr. focuses his practice on corporate, commercial, real estate, banking and bankruptcy legal matters, and litigation.
He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and serves as the Chair of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Group and its COVID-19 Small Business Relief Group. He is also a member of the Business Litigation Group.
- Assisting small businesses impacted by COVID-19 find financial relief with SBA Loan programs including the Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP Loans) and Economic injury Disaster Loans (EID Loans).
- Advising clients on the CARE Package under COVID-19.
- Routinely represents regional and national financial institutions, holding claims in excess of $100,000,000 in foreclosure, workout, litigation, and bankruptcy proceedings throughout the United States.
- Prepared contractual documents and terms and conditions for various manufacturers and suppliers relating to the sale of goods under the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code).
- Developed loan documents for area lending institutions, reflecting recent changes to the Uniform Commercial Code.
- Successfully represented lending institutions in recovering against borrowers in complex real estate and business transactions.
- Frequently represents claimants in disputes over security interests and contractual rights.
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation-Bankruptcy and Litigation-Real Estate
- Named The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Litigation-Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1990
- M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, 1990
- B.A., Political Science and Business, University of Pittsburgh,1987
- “PPP Loans in M&A Transactions: Assessing the Position and Allocating the Risk,” The Legal Intelligencer. March 25, 2021.
- Presenter, ICSC OKIMP Retail & Development Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, on the topic, “That Was Not What the Parties Intended and Other Phrases Nobody Wants to Hear: Drafting to Avoid (Win) Litigation,” February 28, 2020.
- “Business Workshop: Changes to the Commercial Code,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Workshop, September 30, 2013.
- “Business Workshop: Buy Assets at Section 363 Sale,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Workshop, August 8, 2012.
- “Business Workshop: Keep on Top of the Numbers,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Workshop, April 30, 2012.