Robert Kantas

Over a law career spanning more than 20 years, Robert Kantas has dedicated himself to representing investors in major securities cases against brokerage firms including Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney, Edward Jones, UBS, Wachovia, A.G. Edwards, AIG SunAmerica, and Interactive Brokers, and many others. He has successfully recovered hundreds of millions for defrauded investors across the nation and across the globe.

Formerly a partner at securities law firm Shepherd, Smith, Edwards & Kantas, Robert Kantas retains an of counsel relationship with the firm that gives him greater freedom to devote his energy to his clients.

Robert Kantas has represented investors in investment and securities fraud cases of national and international significance. As lead counsel representing five Wisconsin School Districts, Robert Kantas won a $200 million judgment in a Collateralized Debt Obligation/Credit Default Swap case. He was lead trial counsel on a case that resulted in one of the largest, if not the largest, settlements for an individual in the history of FINRA Arbitration. That case, which was tried against a major broker-dealer which was represented by one of the largest law firms in the nation, settled after a two-week arbitration.

As well as practicing law in a number of jurisdictions, Robert Kantas has also written and taught extensively on the subject of securities arbitration and specifically broker/customer disputes. Prior to beginning his law career, Robert Kantas served more than a decade in the United States Air Force, and is a decorated Gulf War Veteran.