Robert S. Katz

Robert S. Katz is a director and senior labor counsel at Torkildson Katz, A Law Corporation in Honolulu, HI, with a practice focused on labor and employment, healthcare law, and employment litigation. Katz represents employers in labor negotiations, administrative proceedings, compliance matters, and litigation. The practice addresses the documents and legal standards that shape the client’s responsibilities and options. This can involve reviewing an existing arrangement, preparing for a transaction, or evaluating a contested claim.

Katz’s educational background includes a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1967, cum laude, and a B.A. from Rutgers University in 1964. That academic preparation informs work on labor and employment, healthcare law, and employment litigation by providing a grounding in legal reasoning and the analysis of detailed records. The training is applicable to interpreting contracts, understanding statutory or procedural requirements, and evaluating the factual questions a matter presents.

Katz works on matters such as labor negotiations, healthcare matters, antitrust questions, and proceedings before agencies, arbitrators, and courts. These issues often involve substantial records, differing legal positions, or several parties with competing interests. An effective response calls for understanding the documents and chronology, identifying the controlling questions, and considering the available procedures. Whether a matter is advisory or contested, the legal work must account for both immediate requirements and possible longer-term consequences.

Robert S. Katz has a professional background marked by his co-editorship of the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce employer manuals and recognition by Best Lawyers in labor and employment law. In each engagement, Katz focuses on the documents, facts, and legal rules that matter to the issue presented. This often means explaining complex questions in terms of the choices and obligations facing the client.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Torkildson Katz, A Law Corporation
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Committees, American Bar Association
• First Attorney from Hawaii Elected, College of Labor and Employment Law
• Member, Board of Trustees, Hawaii Opera Theatre
• Member, Board of Trustees, Honolulu Contemporary Museum of Art

Licensed State

• Hawaii

Education

• University of Michigan Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Rutgers University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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