Robert J. Barry
Of Counsel
Admissions: Virginia
Biography
Bob is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group and the Manufacturing & Distribution Industry Team. His practice concentrates on employment law litigation, day-to-day advice, and long-term strategies for employers in both the public and private sectors. He regularly advises on discipline and discharge, employment discrimination, wage and hour issues, occupational safety and health, restrictions on competition, and unemployment compensation.
Industries
Representative Matters
- Defense of all types of claims for numerous public and private sector employers
- Defense of Fair Labor Standards Act claims including multiple employee cases
- Represents employers in workplace safety and occupational safety and health cases
- Ongoing advice to institutional employers including professional corporations, credit unions, colleges, public school systems, manufacturers and distributors in a wide variety of employment matters
- Extensive experience dealing with federal and state administrative agencies
Recognition & Honors
- Best Lawyers in America, 2006–2015, 2018-2023
- Norfolk Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America, 2012
- Norfolk Litigation – Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America, 2022
- Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2007–2012, 2015-2021
- Virginia Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition; Law & Politics, 2009-2010
- Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004–2006, 2010-2014, 2017-2022
- AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
- The Raven Society Award; University of Virginia, 2013
- Top Lawyers; CoVaBIZ Magazine, 2019, 2023
Associations
- University of Mary Washington Foundation; Chairman
- Virginia High School League Foundation; Member
- Old Dominion Umpires Association; Member
- Virginia Bar Association; Past State Chair, Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law, 2004–2005; Member of Governing Council, 1995–2007
- Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar
- American Heart Association; Event Chair
- Bon Secours DePaul Health Foundation; Event Chair
- Eastern Officials Association; College and High School Sports Official; Life Member, Hall of Fame
Education
- University of Virginia; B.A., with distinction in English, 1975
- University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 1978
Press & Publications
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2023
- 44 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2023 in CoVaBIZ Magazine
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2022
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers In America© 2023, 5 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 8 Named “Ones to Watch”
- Employment Law Alert – Workplace COVID-19 Protocols Revoked
- Employment Law Alert – State Safety Board To Consider Whether To Continue COVID Work Rules
- 52 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2021
- Employment Law Alert – OSHA Issues Long-Awaited Rule Requiring Mandatory “Vaccinate or Test Weekly” Rule for Companies with 100 or More Employees
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America© 2022, 4 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 8 Named “Ones to Watch”
- Employment Law Alert – May 2021
- 19 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 3 Named as Rising Stars in Virginia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2021
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2020
- 46 Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America 2021”, 5 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 7 Named “Ones to Watch”
- 18 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2020 and 4 Named As Rising Stars 2020
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2019
- 45 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2020 and 3 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys: 18 Named as Super Lawyers & 6 Named as Virginia Rising Stars in Virginia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2019
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2018
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2019 in CoVaBiz Magazine
- 43 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America 2019” and 8 Named “Lawyers of the Year”
- 31 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers and 5 Named As Rising Stars 2018
- Manufacturing & Distribution Client Advisory – Changes at VOSH
- 46 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2018
- 29 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2017 and 5 Named as Rising Stars 2017
- BTI Industry Power Rankings 2017
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2017
- Manufacturing & Distribution Client Alert – April 2017
- Government Contracts Update – New Paid Sick Leave Regulations
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2016
- Manufacturing & Distribution Client Advisory – December 2016
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2017
- 32 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2016 and 4 Named as Rising Stars 2016
- 44 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2015
- 42 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2016
- 32 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2015 and 7 Named as Rising Stars 2015
- 45 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2014
- 42 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2015
- 54 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2013
- Robert J. Barry Named Recipient of the University of Virginia’s Raven Society Award
- 42 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2014
- 55 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2012
- 41 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2013
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2012 and 14 Named as Rising Stars 2012
- Kaufman & Canoles Offers VOSH and OSHA Audit as Service to Clients
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2011
- 9 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers’ 2012 Lawyers of the Year
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2012
- 36 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2011 and 14 Named as Rising Stars 2011
- 39 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2010
- 4 Kaufman & Canoles Labor & Employment Attorneys Named in Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers 2010
- 36 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2011
- 31 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 11 Named as Rising Stars 2010
- 35 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2010
- E-Verify E-very E-mployee
- Supreme Court Ruling on Working Time Will Have Coast-to-Coast Impact