Roger Kobert, a commercial litigation partner with the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, has been re-elected as Treasurer of the International Law Section of the Federal Bar Association and will once again serve on the organization’s Executive Board for a one-year term.

The International Law Section provides speaker programs on international legal subjects such as trade, banking and finance, development, investment, claims disputes, natural resources, the environment, and human rights; publishes articles and other publications on international legal subjects; assists people in other nations with United States legal talent to further the cause of peace and democracy; and furthers the development and enforcement of human rights principles.

“I look forward to continuing my work with this distinguished board of dedicated attorneys and judges, and furthering the mission of the International Law Section,” said Kobert, who has practiced private and public international law for 28 years. Throughout his career, Kobert has been active in the international law, trial, and litigation sections of the Federal, Florida and American Bar Associations, including numerous committees and conferences.

Kobert is a senior trial attorney and Chair of the firm’s International Practice Group.  He has extensive experience litigating, trying, arbitrating, and appealing cases for private and public clients.  He has developed an outstanding reputation in cross-border counseling and advocacy, and as an expert witness on matters of U.S. law in foreign proceedings.  He has advised foreign governments on matters of U.S. law and sovereign immunity, with an emphasis on jurisdictional contests.  

Kobert is rated AV® Preeminent 5.0/5.0 by Martindale-Hubbell. He is an active member of the American Bar Association’s International Law Section, and a member of The Florida Bar’s Trial Lawyers and International Law Sections. Kobert has been named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite and American Lawyer’s Top Rated Commercial & Business Lawyers list. In addition, he is active in Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the American Jewish Committee, the Florida Bar Foundation, and served as past chair of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Corporate Olympics. 

Kobert earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.