Robert Richard Duda, Jr.

Robert R. Duda Jr. is a partner with Smith O'Callaghan & White in Chicago. Mr. Duda holds the AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability. He represents employers in federal and state courts in employment-related litigation. He has been selected by his peers and recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in Labor and Employment Law each year from 2020 through 2024, and an Illinois Rising Star from 2011 through 2014. Mr. Duda has extensive experience handling complex departing employee litigation, including misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of employment contracts, breach of fiduciary duty, enforcement of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, interference with customer relationships, employment-related torts and misconduct, workplace defamation, and unfair competition. He frequently counsels employers to protect their interests through the use and enforcement of restrictive covenants and by responding to employee raiding and pirating attempts.