Robert C. deRosset

Bob deRosset serves clients primarily in the fields of construction, business, and product liability law. He tries cases at the state and federal level in North and South Carolina. He is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission to conduct mediated settlement conferences in Superior Court cases and uses his perspective as a seasoned litigator to assist parties to voluntarily resolve their disputes through mediation. Bob has also completed collaborative law training and advanced collaborative law training. He is part of the effort in North Carolina to expand collaborative law into construction and business law. He serves as Chair Emeritus of the ALFA International Construction Practice Group and is also active within ALFAI’s Product Liability & Complex Torts Practice Group. He is recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers® and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is named in The Best Lawyers in America© in the areas of Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2024, 2025), Litigation – Construction (2024, 2025), and Construction Law (2025).

Prior to joining Young Moore in 2001, Bob practiced law for two years in Columbia, South Carolina and served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in León, Nicaragua. When he is not working for his clients, Bob enjoys trail running, or running on the streets and greenways of Raleigh. He is a novice ultra-marathoner who has not yet run one too many races. Bob is a fan of the Raleigh area, as well as North Carolina in general, and enjoys showing visitors what the region has to offer.

J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1996
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991

Admitted in

South Carolina, 1996
North Carolina, 2001
U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
U.S. District Courts for South Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

Speaker, ALFA International Construction Practice Group Regional Seminar, April 2023
Moderator, ALFA International Construction Law Seminar, “The New Normal: Facing the Challenges of Today’s Labor Market,” July 2022
Moderator, ALFA International Product Liability and Complex Torts Seminar, “Rise of the Machines: The Internet of Things Today and Tomorrow, Regulations to Navigate, Risks to Address and Best Practices for Manufacturers,” June 2022
Panelist, ALFA International Construction Practice Group Regional Seminar, “Building a Better Workforce,” April 2022
Panelist, ALFA International Construction Practice Group Regional Seminar, “Navigating Vaccines for Employers,” December 2021
Panel Moderator, ALFA International Client Seminar, “I Want to Go the Extra Mile . . . But if I Give an Inch? Corporate Social Responsibility Put to the Test in Global Supply Chain,” March 2018
Presenter and Panel Member, The CLM 2016 Southwest Conference, “Putting Your Best Face Forward – Influencing the Internet in Anticipation of Juror Misconduct,” November 2016
Presenter, NC Association of Defense Attorneys Fall Seminar, “Practical Tips for Pursuing Additional Insured Coverage,” September 2016
Panel Moderator, ALFA International Construction Practice Group Seminar, “The Buck Stops Where? The New Deal for Additional Insured Endorsements and Risk Transfer in the 21st Century,” July 2016
Panel Moderator, ALFA Products Liability and Complex Torts Seminar, “Putting Your Best Face Forward- Influencing the Internet in Anticipation of Juror Misconduct,” May 2016
Presenter, 2015 Construction Defect Litigation: From A to Z, “Anatomy of a Defect: What it is and the Rules that Apply” and “Litigation: Allegations, Defenses, and Proving Your Case,” May 2015
Panel Moderator, 2014 ALFA International Construction Practice Group Seminar, “Products Liability: Controlling Increased Risk in the New Economy,” Survival of the Smartest: Prospering Through Technology, Innovation and Adaptation in an Evolving Market, August 2014
Track III (Design, Construction Defect and Insurance Litigation) Leader, 2014 ALFA International Construction Practice Group Seminar, “Products Liability: Controlling Increased Risk in the New Economy,” August 2014
Editor, Product Liability Law Compendium (2011) ALFA International Product Liability Practice Group
Panel Moderator, 2010 ALFA International Client Seminar, Pioneering Through the New Economic Frontier: Product Liability in a Changed World, “Federal Preemption of State Law Claims,” March 2010