Robert B. Hille

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1983
• New York, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1996
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1983
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1986

Representative Matters

• Secured a complete defense verdict for an attorney client facing an eight-figure legal malpractice claim arising from alleged conflicts of interest tied to a mezzanine financing transaction following the real estate market collapse, eliminating all exposure at trial.
• Resolved multiple legal malpractice matters for law firm clients after the unexpected collapse of their primary professional liability insurer, navigating coverage gaps created by reinsurance insolvency and adverse New Jersey Guarantee Fund rulings to achieve favorable outcomes despite the absence of statutory coverage protection.
• Advised a general contractor on emergent insurance coverage strategy following a catastrophic crane accident at a New York City high-rise project, mitigating exposure stemming from an uninsured and insolvent subcontractor and addressing tens of millions of dollars in project delay losses.
• Resolved a seven-figure contract dispute on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer involving alleged marketing and development obligations tied to a new prescription drug, avoiding protracted litigation and business disruption.
• Representing two New Jersey health systems in high-stakes litigation against multiple Medicare Advantage plans seeking recovery of approximately $5 million in underpaid 340B drug reimbursements, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ reimbursement reductions; matters are proceeding toward mediation and arbitration.
• Representing an emergency medicine physician practice in $11+ million dispute against UnitedHealthcare and affiliated entities arising from post-breach recoupment efforts following the Change Healthcare cyber incident, advising on recovery of lost revenue and structuring a resolution to preserve the practice’s financial viability.
• Obtained a seven-figure jury verdict in a wrongful death action, securing substantial economic and non-economic damages for the decedent’s surviving children after prolonged life support and failure-to-assist claims.
• Representing targets and key witnesses in federal and state healthcare fraud and Medicaid fraud investigations, including matters involving potential exposure exceeding $14 million, restitution risk, and incarceration, before New Jersey and New York authorities and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
• Representing a clinical director subpoenaed by the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation in a wide-ranging inquiry into addiction treatment facilities involving alleged improper referrals, ownership structures, and quality-of-care concerns, with potential industry-wide reimbursement implications in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Advising a local government agency on the formation of a compliant “friendly P.C.” structure for the operation of New Jersey’s largest psychiatric hospital, including drafting and negotiating all transactional and governance documents under New Jersey healthcare law.
• Represented a global pharmaceutical company in successfully petitioning the New Jersey Supreme Court for special in-house licensure, enabling out-of-state counsel to practice in New Jersey on a permanent basis.
• Representing a New Jersey estate-planning attorney as a fact witness in a nationally publicized multiple-homicide prosecution, addressing privilege, fiduciary-duty, and waiver issues arising from grand jury testimony and trial proceedings; seeking court protection to mitigate civil and professional liability risk.
• Representing a physician practice owner in a seven-figure action for diversion of assets against a practice management company, seeking recovery of misappropriated funds and restoration of operational control.
• Represented an unlicensed owner of a licensed clinical social worker practice in a state fraud and abuse investigation with potential seven-figure reimbursement exposure and possible criminal referral.
• Successfully negotiated the elimination of redundant seven-figure insurance coverage obligations for a carrier client, reducing exposure despite an adverse trial-court ruling requiring concurrent coverage under multiple policies.

Memberships

• New Jersey State Bar Association: past President (2017-2018); Health Law Section; Insurance Benefits Committee Chair; Amicus Committee; Malpractice Insurance Special Committee; Cannabis and Psychedelics Law Special Committee; AI Special Committee
• Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
• Bergen County Bar Association: past President (2003-2004); President’s Advisory Council
• American Bar Association: Health Law Section; Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section; Litigation Section, Excess, Surplus Lines, and Reinsurance (ESLR) Committee

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