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Areas of Practice
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Representative Experience
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Professional Background
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Professional/Civic Activities
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Court Admissions
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Bar Admissions
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Education
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Additional Information
Areas of Practice
Mr. Sparkes is an associate in the Boston office of K&L Gates and concentrates his practice in general civil and commercial litigation matters, including federal and state class action litigation. He has experience representing a variety of corporate and individual clients in contract, tort, class action, consumer protection and other general business litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States, including Massachusetts, California, Missouri, Michigan, Connecticut and New York.
Representative Experience
- Defend national mortgage loan servicer in nationwide class action alleging violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, California's Unfair Business Practices Act § 17200 and various common law claims in connection with mortgage loan servicing;
- Defend national settlement service provider in putative class action in Massachusetts alleging claims for tortious interference with business expectancies and unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of Mass. Gen. L. ch. 93A;
- Defend national settlement service provider in individual action alleging violation of state unauthorized practice of law provisions in Massachusetts;
- Defend national mortgage loan servicer in putative nationwide class action in New York alleging state common law and statutory claims related to charging of private mortgage insurance; and
- Defend sports entertainment company in putative class action in Connecticut alleging breach of contract and violations of state law regarding treatment of athletes as independent contractors.
Professional Background
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Sparkes served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Professional/Civic Activities
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American Bar Association
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Boston Bar Association
Court Admissions
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Bar Admissions
Education
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J.D.,
Boston University School of Law
(2005)
(summa cum laude; Articles Editor, Boston University Law Review)
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B.A.,
Stonehill College
(2002)
(summa cum laude)
Additional Information
Publications
- Co-Author, That's Unconscionable: An Update Regarding The Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Form Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code Journal, Vol. 42, No. 1, November 2009 by R. Bruce Allensworth, Irene C. Freidel, Phoebe S. Winder, William G. Potter, and Robert W. Sparkes, III
- State Class Actions: Practice and Procedure, Illinois Chapter on Class Actions by Brian M. Forbes, Amy B. Abbott, and Robert W. Sparkes; and Louisiana Chapter on Class Actions by Stacey L. Gorman, Robert W. Sparkes, III, and Lindsay Beren with contributions by Kristin A. Davis and Nicole D. Newman.
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