Bob Katzenstein

Since 1985, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP has been successfully representing clients in the following areas:

• Corporate Law and Litigation
• Alternative Entity Law and Litigation
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Employment Law and Litigation
• Commercial Law and Litigation
• Insurance Defense and Coverage Litigation

These areas of practice have been developed through years of experience and have enabled us to maintain the level of expertise for which we are well known in Delaware's legal community. 

Noted for our professional staff of highly skilled attorneys, we are dedicated to providing every client with prompt, personal and thorough representation. 

Our comprehensive experience and reputation for excellence has earned us the highest rating available by our peers in Martindale-Hubbell as well as selection in the American Bar directory of law firms.

Bob Katzenstein has over 30 years of litigation experience. He began his career as a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he handled civil and criminal cases for several consumer protection agencies.

Bob represented several insurance companies in nationally prominent environmental insurance coverage cases in Delaware's Superior Court, including North American Philips Corp., DuPont and Monsanto. He currently represents insurers in coverage cases involving toxic waste, asbestos, product liability and professional liability, claims arising from the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, and claims arising from Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities.  

His practice covers a range of subject areas, including:

Superior Court litigation, including contract cases, insurance coverage and liability cases.Court of Chancery litigation, including contests over the control of corporations and partnerships, stockholder derivative actions, stock list cases, and contract cases.Bob is an experienced arbitrator and mediator and is a member of the panel of commercial arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.