Robert W. Mockler

Mr. Mockler specializes in complex business litigation and has broad experience in state, federal and international litigation and arbitration.

Mr. Mockler is a member of a team of HBD attorneys representing a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, a Fortune 500 energy services company, in a series of disputes with the California Department of Water Resources over a long-term energy purchase agreement. He has also represented the founder of mortgage lender DiTech in proceedings against a Big Four accounting company regarding flawed tax advice. Since 2006, Mr. Mockler has been involved in the representation of San Diego Gas & Electric Company in litigation seeking refunds from governmental entities for overcharges on sales of power during the California energy crisis.

Prior to joining HBD, Mr. Mockler worked for the Amsterdam office of London-based Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he practiced international commercial arbitration. Mr. Mockler’s work at Freshfields included obtaining a $60 million arbitration award on behalf of a Dutch investor in a Russian steel mill and obtaining a favorable settlement on behalf of an Indian project development company in an arbitration dispute with major oil companies. Before working abroad, Mr. Mockler was an associate with O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.

Publications

• Litigating Raiding Cases in California

News

• HBD Names Three Partners
• Sempra Wins $6.6 Billion Power Contract Dispute With State

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• ICDR Young & International
• Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Panel of Arbitrators
• Law Clerk to Hon. Kim M. Wardlaw, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1999-2000
• Law Clerk to Hon. David O. Carter, United States District Court for the Central District of California, 1999