Robert “Robby” Dube grew up working in his family’s small business and ranch, so he understands the needs of businesses and works tirelessly to advocate for them in a cost-effective manner. He is a zealous litigator, having briefed, argued, and won numerous motions before both state and federal courts across the country, including maritime and admiralty cases, and has won cases in every stage of the litigation process, including trial. Robby also has deep experience with the factoring industry and the customs industry, litigating for and advising clients across the country. 

Robby is deeply experienced with pursuing claims against all levels of government, including bid protests, municipal litigation, challenging terminations for cause, drafting requests for equitable adjustments, and producing government contract compliance guides for businesses. He has engaged in significant Administrative Procedures Act challenges against states and the federal government at the district courts and Circuit courts, winning unanimous decisions.

Robby is a passionate election and constitutional law lawyer, having zealously and successfully represented citizens and citizen groups across the country wherever their government has tried to take away their rights to referendum, free speech, free association, and more. Recently, Robby has been involved in the fight against foreign ownership of crucial infrastructure projects, working to protect national security and the environment, and has testified to Congress on these issues.  

Robby graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as Law Council President and as Executive Editor of the Minnesota Journal of International Law. He also served as the Head Writer for the law school musical group T.O.R.T. (Theatre of the Relatively Talentless) and led the Orientation Program as a Program Director. After graduating, Robby clerked for Hawai’i Supreme Court Associate Justice Richard Pollack.

• Appellate
• Commercial Litigation
• Government Contracts
• Claims Against the Government
• Admiralty/Maritime
• Business Transactions
• International Trade & Customs
• Labor & Employment Law

• Minnesota, 2020
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2020
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2021
• U.S. District Court District of D.C., 2023
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2023
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2024
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2023
• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2023
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2024

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif – 2019
  • Most Outstanding Contribution to Class of 2019
  • Mondale Hall Engagement Award, 2019
• University of Texas @ Dallas, Richardson, Texas
  • Honors B.A. in Historical Studies and Political Science – 2016
  • Honors: Dean’s List, Archer Fellow, Homecoming King, Gavin Hambly Scholarship

• Non-Competes, Non-Solicitations, and the Corporate Transparency Act, International Factoring Association Magazine, August 15, 2024

• Consociationalism: A Constitutional Solution for Ethnic Tension and Violence in South Sudan, Minnesota Journal of International Law, Volume 28 Issue 2, 2019
• Guide to State Procurement: A 50-State Primer on Purchasing Laws, Processes, and Procedures, Third Edition – Illinois, Michigan, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota chapters

• SuperLawyer Rising Star, 2023
• North Star Lawyer, 2022-2023

• Roundtable on Gotion on October 3, 2024, for the United States House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
• Brighter Days Ahead or a Coming Storm? The Impact on the World of Government Contracts of the Overruling of Chevron by the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Decision on September 24, 2024, for the 63rd Annual Seminar on Government Contracts
  
• How to Maintain Well-Being in Practice on September 19, 2024, for the University of Minnesota Law School Well-Being Initiative 
• The Most Litigated Terms in Business Agreements on September 19, 2024, for the Federal Bar Association
• Non-Competes, Non-Solicitations, and Nonsense on August 7, 2024, for the International Factoring Association
• Effective Appellate Advocacy on March 28, 2024, for the Federal Bar Association
• Estoppel Agreements – Best Practices and Pitfalls on February 7, 2024, for the International Factoring Association
• The Corporate Transparency Act on January 17, 2024, for the Federal Bar Association
• I Came, ITAR, I Conquered – The Crucial Information Military Contractors Need to Know About the Rules of Exporting Arms on September 20, 2023, for the 62nd Annual Seminar on Government Contracts 
• The False Claims Act on April 20, 2023 for SADBOC
• Doing Business with the Government – Opportunities and Pitfalls on January 27, 2023. for Minnesota CLE
• Don’t Fear the FAR on December 5, 2022 for PTAC
• Doing Business with the Government – Opportunities and Pitfalls on January 20, 2022. for Minnesota CLE
• I Came, ITAR, I Conquered – The Crucial Information Military Contractors Need to Know About the Rules of Exporting Arms on June 8, 2021, for PTAC

• American Bar Association, Member
• Federal Bar Association, Professional Development Committee Member 
• The Federalist Society, President (Minnesota Chapter)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
• Minnesota Law GOLD Council, Councilmember
  
• National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Twin Cities Chapter, President, Present
• Minneapolis Ethical Practices Board, Vice Chair – 2022
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member – 2020 – 2023
• Minnesota State Bar Association, MSBA Assembly, Member – 2020 – 2023

• Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Richard Pollack – Judicial Law Clerk, 2019 to 2020
• The Honorable Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN – Judicial Extern 2019
• University of Minnesota Law School Family Law Clinic, Minneapolis, MN – Certified Student Attorney, 2017-2018

• Committee for Marshall – Not the Megasite vs. City of Marshall, et al., 2024 WL 3048550 (Mich. Ct. App. 2024) (defeating state government agencies in cross-appeal regarding referendum rights)
• Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association v. National Marine Fisheries Association, 2024 WL 2194260 (D. Mass. April 16, 2024) (obtaining successful trial verdict against government agency for violations of the Administrative Procedures Act)
• Size Appeal of: Razor Consulting Sols., Inc., Appellant, SBA No. SIZ-6249, 2023 (Oct. 2, 2023)
• Size Appeal of: Pro-Mark Servs., Inc., Appellant, SBA No. SIZ-6228, 2023 (July 18, 2023) (winning successful size protest for substantial VA contract)
• Dynamic Energy Sols. v. Danna, LLC, 2023 WL 2763191 (Minn. App. 2023) (winning unanimous appellate decision recognizing validity of estoppel agreements in factoring industry)
• FK Construction Funding LLC v. Nooleen, et al., Civil Action No. 0:21-cv-02226-DTS (D. Minn. Nov. 15, 2022) (obtaining summary judgment against debtor in favor of factoring client on personal guarantee)
• MAX v. Cosco Container Lines America, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-10722-DJC (D. Mass. 2022) (denying temporary restraining order sought against vessel owner on allegations that client was violating the Endangered Species Act)
• Ten7 v. Minneapolis Public Schools (Minn. 2022) (successfully lodging an award protest following government’s improper rejection of publicly bid contract)
• Grzadzielewski v. City of Grand Forks, 18-2022-cv-00590 (N.D. 2022) (challenging City’s illegal denial of citizen’s referendum petition)
• Smith v. USPS, 20-cv-498 (KMM/DTS) (D. Minn. 2020) (denying government’s motion to dismiss Title VII racial hostile work environment claim)