Robert (Bob) J. Cordy’s practice includes business litigation, white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, appellate work and major public/private projects.
Bob previously served for 16 years as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He has worked with judges from Mexico, Russia, China, Kosovo, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Afghanistan and other countries on issues relating to judicial ethics, rule of law principles and the American judicial system. Bob also served as chair of the Supreme Judicial Court Rules Committee, co-chair of the Supreme Judicial Court Judiciary-Media Committee and member of the Committee for Capital Planning for the Judicial System.
Bob began his career working for the Massachusetts Public Defenders Office, and subsequently held positions with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission and the United States Attorney’s Office where he became the chief of the Public Corruption prosecution unit. Bob also served as chief legal counsel to Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld, working on a wide range of policy issues including regulatory and criminal justice reform, ethics in government and the appointment of judges. Before his appointment to the Supreme Judicial Court in 2001, Bob was a partner and head of McDermott’s Boston office.
Bob is also a member of our legal cannabis industry group. Our Cannabis Industry group is a multidisciplinary team of lawyers providing clients with regulatory, litigation, intellectual property, trade and tax services with respect to their investments and participation in the cannabis industry, all subject to the Firm’s obligations under federal and state laws and bar licensure rules.
Shakespeare and the Law 2019 - Belief and the Burden of Proof through the Lens of Six of the Bard's Plays
The Boston Lawyers Chapter, McCarter & English, and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
New England Conservatory Black Box Theater225 St. Botolph Street
Boston, MA 02115
Shakespeare and the Law: Measure for Measure
Boston Lawyers Chapter
Lyric Stage Company of Boston140 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Shakespeare's King Lear and the Authority of Kings, Presidents, and Judges
The Cutler Majestic TheatreBoston, Massachusetts
Shakespeare and the Law: Measure for Measure
Boston Lawyers Chapter
The Federalist Society and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presentShakespeare’s Measure by Measure and the Art of...
Shakespeare and the Law: Measure for Measure
Boston Lawyers Chapter
The Federalist Society and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presentShakespeare’s Measure by Measure and the Art of...
Discussing the D.C. Circuit's "Open Internet Order" Decision—And What Comes Next
Last Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in U.S. Telecom Association v. FCC, better known as...
Shakespeare and the Art of Judging - Event Audio/Video
Boston Lawyers Chapter
On Tuesday, June 12, 2007, the Boston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society presented a...