Robert S. Span 
Partner
Litigation

Los Angeles Office
(213)683-6253
robertspan@paulhastings.com

practice area: 

education: 
Yale University Law School JD/1971
Dartmouth College AB/1967

Robert S. Span, a partner in the Los Angeles office of the
international law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker LLP, specializes in complex business and
employment litigation. He is a 1971 graduate of the Yale
Law School, and received his AB Degree, Phi Beta Kappa,
from Dartmouth College in 1967.

In his 30 years of practice, Mr. Span has represented a
diverse group of clients, including the following
representative sampling:

    An airline in a six-month arbitration
    ordered by President Clinton to resolve a
    nationwide flight attendant strike. 
    A manufacturer in a case alleging trade
    secret misappropriation. 
    A major oil company in breach of contract
    litigation against an electric utility. 
    An insurance company in a class action
    alleging fraudulent sales practices. 
    Sixteen domestic and international airlines
    in litigation concerning landing fee charges
    at Los Angeles International Airport. 
    A bank in litigation arising from the
    financing and construction of geothermal
    power projects. 
    A major oil company in antitrust litigation. 
    A manufacturing company in two antitrust
    cases involving alleged group boycotts, and
    an automobile manufacturer in a class
    action alleging a retail price-fixing
    conspiracy.

Mr. Span has had substantial experience in many areas of
complex litigation, including antitrust, contract,
employment, regulated industries, securities, intellectual
property and unfair competition. Mr. Span is Vice
President of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, a
member of the Executive Committee of the California
State Bar Association’s Antitrust and Unfair Competition
Section, and a member of the Los Angeles County Bar
Association’s Blue Ribbon Commission on the Superior
Court. Mr. Span has served as President of the Santa
Monica Bar Association, a Trustee of the Los Angeles
County Bar Association, and President of the County Bar’s
Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. He has also served as a
small claims judge pro tem in the Santa Monica Superior
and Municipal Courts.