Robert R. Miller

Robert R. Miller is an associate attorney at Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP, based in Flushing, New York. He focuses his practice on securities, employment, and corporate disputes, representing clients before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and in both state and federal courts.

Robert advocates for individual investors in claims against brokers, broker-dealers, and wealth managers, addressing issues like fraud, churning, unsuitability, and breaches of fiduciary duty. He also represents brokers and financial professionals in matters such as firm transitions, deferred compensation disputes, promissory note issues, Form U-5 expungements, and employment agreements. Additionally, he handles corporate and contract disputes for broker-dealers, financial services firms, and shareholders.

A notable aspect of Robert's practice involves defending against bankruptcy clawback actions, many of which relate to victims of the infamous Bernard L. Madoff Securities Ponzi scheme. His expertise extends to general commercial litigation, covering areas such as contracts for the sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code, asset- and equity-based business sales, non-competition agreements, partnership disputes, oil and gas disputes, bad faith, fraud, and construction.

In the realm of construction litigation, Robert has dealt with public contracts, surety and bond issues, and the complexities of owner-engineer-contractor relationships. He is a graduate of the New York University School of Law, where he served as an editor for the Journal of Law and Liberty and worked as a research assistant to Professor Eleanor Fox, an expert in US antitrust and international competition law.