Stephen H Rovak

Practice Areas

Chair St. Louis Litigation. Commercial, construction, franchise, intellectual property, and distribution law.

Career

Mr. Rovak’s career began as an officer in the 82d Airborne Division. After leaving active duty, he began representing Fortune 100 corporations in distribution and contract disputes, biotechnology concerns in disputes over the sale of facilities and technology, and has tried cases for such businesses in disputes over product distribution practices and antitrust concerns. He has represented firms in such diverse industries as insurance, securities and franchising in class actions as both plaintiff and defendant, and successfully defended major film production companies and their principals in copyright litigation.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Chair, Oversight Board, St. Louis Police.

Member IRB, Washington University School of Medicine.

CPR Distinguished Neutral, CPR Mediation Committee, 2014-present.

American Arbitration Association’s Commercial, Construction Industry, and Large, Complex Case Panels.

Commercial Neutral, FEDARB.

Personal

Joined Dentons 1995; Litigation Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, The Pentagon (1975-77). Colonel, USAFR (Ret)

Harvard Law School, JD; George Washington University, Master's in Forensic Sciences. Fellow, Forensic Medicine, Walter Reed Medical Center.