Grove, Jaskiewicz and Cobert - A Washington, D.C. Law Firm With a Global Reach

Lawyers Affiliated with Grove, Jaskiewicz and Cobert

Ronald N. Cobert. Mr. Cobert represents domestic and foreign clients of the Firm on business, commercial, contractual, and white collar criminal issues. His expertise extends to a number of industries, including, but not limited to, transportation, shipping, healthcare, wine and spirits, and telecommunications. Mr. Cobert and the Law Firm represent certain trade associations in which he has served as general counsel. A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts and a graduate of Georgetown University Law School, Mr. Cobert is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia, and is also admitted to practice before federal district courts in Maryland and California, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and various United States Courts of Appeals. Professional organizations to which Mr. Cobert belongs are the District of Columbia Bar; The Bar Association of the District of Columbia; the American Bar Association (Sections on Antitrust, Business Law, and Health Law); and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. E-Mail Contact: rcobert@gjcobert.com

Robert L. Cope. Mr. Cope represents clients of the Firm on commercial issues and has an active litigation practice. He has been lead counsel in cases setting precedents on regulatory controls over transportation charges. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law, Mr. Cope subsequently was a law clerk to Justice Lawrence Holman of the Missouri Supreme Court. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia, Missouri, Maryland, and is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and all the United States Courts of Appeals. Professional organizations to which Mr. Cope belongs are the Maryland and American Bar Associations (Section on Administrative Law). He is the author of a number of published articles including "The Evolution of Contract Ratemaking In Surface Transportation," Transportation Law Institute, University of Denver College of Law; and "Surface Transportation Intermediaries, Their Status and Liability," Transportation Law Institute, University of Denver College of Law. Published cases include Whitaker v. Frito-Lay, Inc., 88 F.3d 952 (11th Cir.); Whitaker v. Power Brake Supply, Inc., 68 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir.). E-Mail Contact: rcope@gjcobert.com

Andrew M. Danas. Mr. Danas represents clients of the Firm on general commercial and regulatory issues. Mr. Danas has a specialized knowledge regarding legal issues involving companies engaged in international trade and transportation. A graduate of the University of Connecticut (B.A. cum laude) and the National Law Center of the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., Mr. Danas is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia, and is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of International Trade, and various United States Courts of Appeals. His academic law review articles include Europe 1992 and the Rise of the Pacific Rim: Do Changing World Trade Patterns Require a Change in United States Shipping Laws?, 22 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 1035; Deregulation of the Liner Conference System: The Creation of Countervailing Power in Shippers as a Means to Control Oligopoly Market Power, 6 Northwestern University Journal of International Law & Business 373; and Grassroots Lobbying and Goodwill Advertising: Are the IRS Regulations Implementing Section 162(e)(2)(B) Unconstitutional?, 62 Taxes 722. He has also written numerous articles on international trade and transportation for professional and industry trade journals. He is a frequent speaker before industry groups, most recently on issues related to Homeland Security.

Mr. Danas currently serves as a member of the Management Committee for the Euro-American Lawyers Group and is Secretary of that Group. In addition, he is the Co-Chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Trade Practices Committee of the Transportation Lawyers Association. He has previously served as Chair and Co-Chair of the Transportation Law Institute, University of Denver College of Law, and Chair and Co-Chair of the Federal Legislation Committee of the Transportation Lawyers Association. Professional organizations to which Mr. Danas belongs include the American Bar Association (Sections on Antitrust and International law); the International Bar Association; the Washington Foreign Law Society; the American Society of International Law; the French-American Chamber of Commerce; and the Washington International Trade Association. E-Mail Contact:adanas@gjcobert.com

Lawrence E. Dubé, Jr. Mr. Dube represents clients of the Furm on employment and labor issues. A graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law, Mr. Dubé was Note and Comment Editor of the Iowa Law Review. He was a Field Attorney, Trial Specialist, and Supervisory Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 13, Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the bars of Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and various United States Courts of Appeal. Mr. Dubé is the author of several books on labor and employment law, including Management on Trial -- The Law of Wrongful Discharge and Employment References and the Law. E-Mail Contact: ldube@gjcobert.com

Edmund M. Jaskiewicz. Mr. Jaskiewicz is registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and the United States Court of Federal Claims. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (B.S.E.)and George Washington University (J.D.).

James K. Jeanblanc. Mr. Jeanblanc is a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Law and received a LL.M. in Taxation from the George Washington University. He is a member of the Illinois and District of Columbia Bars,and is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Tax Court, and various United States Court of Appeals. Mr. Jeanblanc has served as an Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law School, and has served in the following positions with the Federal Government: Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service; Assistant Branch Chief, Corporate Tax Branch, Legislation and Regulations Division; and Attorney, Office of Tax Legislative Counsel, U.S. Treasury Department.