Lawyer Bio : Robert R. Ambler, Jr.

Robert R. Ambler, Jr.

"Bob"

Atlanta

Bob Ambler concentrates his practice in complex commercial, securities and class action litigation in the state and federal courts, in arbitration forums, and in SEC enforcement actions. He represents broker-dealers, issuers, directors and officers, accountants, and shareholders in cases involving all aspects of the state and federal securities and corporate governance laws, including corporate control contests.

Bob’s commercial and class action defense practice includes securities actions, consumer litigation and defense of business in the lending, insurance, accounting automotive, securities and restaurant industries.

Representative Matters

  • Bob defeated certification of a class of investors in a South Carolina securities fraud action.
  • He defended a national securities broker/dealer in an eight-week mass arbitration with the result that the broker/dealer was not liable for the Ponzi Scheme of its registered representative.
  • He recently obtained a temporary restraining order preventing the enforcement of a non-competition clause against an investor.
  • He defeated, on a motion to dismiss, securities fraud action against an international bank.
  • Bob is working on pending corporate control disputes and securities litigation matters.

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: Georgia Bar Association; Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia; Advisory Board (Atlanta Lawyer’s Chapter), Federalist Society.

Admitted to bar 1989, Georgia. Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, United States Supreme Court, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, and all Georgia State Courts.

Education

B.A., Philosophy and History, 1982, The College of William and Mary; M.B.A., Finance, 1986, Georgia State University; J.D., First Honor Graduate, With Distinction, 1989, Emory University School of Law. Managing Editor, Emory Law Journal; Order of the Coif; Charles Watkins Scholarship.

Prior Legal Experience

Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, GA, 2000-2003; Partner, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, 1995-2000; Associate, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, 1990-1995; Law Clerk, Hon. David B. Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1989-1990; Summer Associate, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, 1988, 1989; Summer Associate, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, DC, 1989; Summer Associate, Hansell & Post, Atlanta, GA, 1987, 1988.

Prior Business Experience

Georgia Power Company, Atlanta, GA, 1982-1986.

Publications

Georgia Civil Procedure Forms, LEXIS Law Publishing, 2005;

"The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," Southeast Tech Wire, 2005;

"Defeating or Limiting the Securities Class Action," Securities News, 1992;

"Postponing the Delaware Corporation's Annual Meeting," 38 Emory Law Journal 209, 1989.