Scientist, Scholar, Lawyer: Remembering Blank Rome's First General Counsel William Roberts
The Philadelphia lawyer died Aug. 30 at the age of 79 following a brief illness.
September 06, 2024 at 01:21 PM
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General Counsel and In House CounselWhat You Need to Know
- William Roberts, Blank Rome's first general counsel, has died at the age of 79.
- Known for his acute memory and passion for botany and the arts, Roberts bore witness to the firm's merger-based expansion as its general counsel from 2009 to 2021.
William Roberts, who spent nearly five decades at Blank Rome and served as the firm's first general counsel, died Aug. 30 at the age of 79 following a brief illness.
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