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Atty. Robert D. "Robb" Fox

Atty. Robert D. "Robb" Fox

Partner Robb Fox has a diverse practice involving compliance counseling, litigation and transactional work for clients in the waste, chemical manufacturing and development industries and on behalf of cities and municipalities. He is known nationally for his work under the federal Superfund law including handling many high profile Superfund matters such as the Keystone Landfill matter, featured on 60 Minutes, and the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek sites.

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Robert D. "Robb" Fox is an attorney based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, practforg at Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, New York, New Jersey, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Educated at Harvard University (J.D., 1985) and University of Pennsylvania (BA). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Environmental Law (Philadelphia) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Bala Cynwyd, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.

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Partner Robb Fox has a diverse practice involving compliance counseling, litigation and transactional work for clients in the waste, chemical manufacturing and development industries and on behalf of cities and municipalities. He is known nationally for his work under the federal Superfund law including handling many high profile Superfund matters such as the Keystone Landfill matter, featured on 60 Minutes, and the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek sites. He regularly litigates Superfund issues of first impression at the trial and appellate levels in multiple jurisdictions.

Robb’s litigation experience extends to superfund cost recovery, class action and toxic tort defense, trials and appeals before federal and state courts and administrative tribunals. He also represents local, regional and national clients in the environmental aspects of business transactions, ranging from redeveloping brownfields (he assisted in the drafting of the 2002 brownfields amendment to the federal Superfund law) to managing liabilities in the environmental acquisition and divestiture of multinational companies.

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    Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania

    Practforg law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Bala Cynwyd are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.

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    Robert D. "Robb" Fox's law practice is located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm is Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP. You can contact the office directly through this profwith page.
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    Robert D. "Robb" Fox's notable recognition includes: Lawyer of the Year — Environmental Law (Philadelphia); Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law; Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:; Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Environmental; Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:.

    Practice Areas

    Education

    J.D.
    Harvard University
    - 1985
    BA
    University of Pennsylvania
    - In Progress

    Awards

    Lawyer of the Year — Environmental Law (Philadelphia)
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Environmental
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Administrative/Regulatory
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Counseling
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Enforcement Defense
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Cleanup
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Permitting
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Litigation
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — RCRA/Hazardous Waste
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Solid Waste
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Superfunds/Environmental Remediation
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Toxic Tort
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Waste
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Pennsylvania Super Lawyers listing (environmental law and litigation), since 2004
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business listing (environmental law), since 2005.
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell.
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — "Philadelphia Area Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year" (environmental litigation), 2012.
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — "Philadelphia Area Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year" (environmental law), 2009 and 2010
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyer listing (2007-2008; 2011-2012, 2014, 2019)
    - 2026
    Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer listing (2006-2007; 2011).
    - 2026
    Lawyer of the Year — Environmental Law (Philadelphia)
    - 2019
    Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Environmental (Philadelphia)
    - 2012
    Lawyer of the Year — Environmental Law (Philadelphia)
    - 2010

    Bar Admissions

    New York, New York
    New Jersey, New Jersey
    Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

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