Robert D. MacGill

Robert D. MacGill


MacGill PC

Recognized since 2003

Indianapolis, Indiana

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Trial lawyer Robert MacGill has represented Fortune 50 companies, city and state governments, businesses with high-stakes legal issues, and top athletes in resolving complicated matters through negotiation or trial.

Rob's trial and appellate results are found in a variety of reported cases. Rob represents U.S. and foreign-domiciled companies at trial and before appellate courts throughout the country. He has served as national counsel to industrial, agricultural, real estate, and transportation organizations. His responsibilities in those roles have included defending national class actions and cases with high-dollar verdict potential. State and city governments have retained Rob to resolve or defend complex claims involving massive potential compensation or controversial government policies.

Rob's trial verdicts for claimant companies have been reported in the National Law Journal and by ALM's Top 100 Verdicts. He recently secured a judgment in Delaware in a patent and trade secret dispute which qualified as a Top 100 Verdict for 2019. This is Rob’s second Top 100 Verdict since 2013.

His work has been featured on NBC and CBS, and in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Law Journal, The London Times, USA Today, The Economist, and the Dow Jones News Service. Rob has served his community in a variety of ways in the not-for-profit sector. He has served on Boards of Directors for multiple companies during his career. He is admitted to practice in the State of Indiana, the United States Supreme Court, and numerous federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Inland Building, Suite 1200
    156 East Market Street
    Indianapolis, IN 46204
Education
  • Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapoli, J.D., graduated 1981
  • Indiana University Bloomington, B.S., graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
  • Indiana, 1981
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

MacGill PC
Headquarters: Indianapolis, Indiana

1 The Best Lawyers in America® award

1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Special Focus:
  • Antitrust
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Commercial Finance
  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction
  • Corporate Governance
  • Insurance
  • Mass Tort
  • Trade Secrets
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Trade Secrets Law

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