Recently named as Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Miami Law, Judge Eduardo Robreno is a former United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who managed one of the largest multidistrict litigations in U.S. history. He also recently joined the firm of McCarter & English, LLP as a partner. Based in Philadelphia, Judge Robreno will also spend significant time working in Miami, mediating and arbitrating both international and domestic disputes, as well as teaching a class at Miami Law. He is also a committee member and long-standing participant in Miami Law's renowned Class Action and Complex Litigation Forum.
After graduating from Rutgers Law School, Cuban-born Judge Robreno began his legal career as a trial attorney for the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and as a special assistant U.S. attorney. He was in private practice for 14 years, becoming a partner in a large Philadelphia law firm. Judge Robreno was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President George H.W. Bush and confirmed to the bench in 1992.
During his tenure on the bench, he presided over more than 100 civil and criminal jury trials and authored more than 3,000 opinions. Judge Robreno is renowned for his successful management of In Re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, involving approximately 180,000 cases and more than 10 million claims from every jurisdiction in the country.
Prior to becoming Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Miami Law, he taught as an adjunct professor at several law schools, including his alma mater, Rutgers Law School, the University of Georgia, and Villanova University. A tireless educator, Judge Robreno was the organizer of continuing legal education courses for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and a frequent speaker at conferences on asbestos, multidistrict, and mass tort litigation. He has also served as a member of the America Bar Association’s Site Evaluation Committee, reviewing the accreditation of law schools across the country.
