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Robyn is a Partner in Wiggin and Danaโs Litigation Department. Her nationwide practice focuses on complex commercial cases, aviation matters, and insurance coverage disputes. She has experience litigating in state and federal courts and before various government agencies and arbitral bodies.
Robynโs understanding of business financials is an asset to clients. As a former CPA, her accounting background provides a unique perspective on issues central to many litigations and makes her ideally situated to address complex commercial damages calculations, including those pertaining to lost profits. For example, during a recent trial, she successfully moved to preclude the opposing partyโs expert damages opinion prior to trial. In a recent ERISA class action case, Robyn successfully argued that a damages expert should not be permitted to rehabilitate his opinion during trial by fundamentally altering his methodology in a way that would increase damages up to $50 million. Robyn also regularly assists corporate clients with post-closing disputes that call for the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (โGAAPโ).
Additionally, Robyn defends aviation manufacturers and servicers in product liability and negligence actions nationwide. Robyn works closely with both technical and damages experts in formulating a comprehensive defense.
Robyn also has experience representing insurance companies in connection with complex insurance and reinsurance matters. She regularly provides coverage advice involving various types of insurance policies, including commercial general liability, automobile, and homeownerโs policies. Recently, Robyn served as national coordinating counsel for COVID-19 business interruption suits.
Robyn received her J.D. summa cum laude from Western New England College School of Law where she graduated first in her class and was the Senior Articles Editor for the Western New England Law Review. Robyn received her M.S. in Accounting and her B.S. in Business Administration magna cum laude from the University of Connecticut.
Robyn served as a law clerk for Chief Judge Alvin W. Thompson in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education
- Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 2011)
- summa cum laude
- University of Connecticut (M.S., 2007)
- University of Connecticut (B.S., 2005)
- magna cum laude
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Experience
Examples of Robynโs experience representing clients include:
Damagesย
- Resolving global medical products company in complex contract dispute arising from alleged wrongful early termination in which Plaintiffs sought in excess of $80 million in lost profits.
- Resolving $40 million lost profits damages claim arising from construction dispute after forcing the opposing party to reduce its damages claim by 90% to approximately $4 million.
- Winning defense verdict for client Yale University in first-of-its-kind ERISA class action jury trial in which plaintiffs alleged that a lack of prudency in the management of retiree investment options resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in damages after successfully precluding, at trial, damages expert opinion testimony equaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Winning first-of-its-kind remote bench trial in favor of national waste disposal company after precluding opposing expertโs damages analysis on the eve of trial.
Aviationย
- Winning the dismissal of wrongful death and other claims against major airplane manufacturer under the General Aviation Revitalization Act (or GARA).
- Resolving wrongful death claims against aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider arising out of foreign crash of a jet airplane.
- Defending Fortune 500 aviation manufacturer against wrongful death claims in multi-party, multi-jurisdictional litigation arising out of foreign crash of jet airplane.
- Defending Fortune 500 aviation manufacturer against wrongful death and personal injury claims arising out of the failed take-off of a private jet.
- Defending major aviation manufacturer in cross-jurisdictional litigation involving wrongful death and commercial damages claims arising out of U.S. Forest Service firefighting accident.
Insuranceย
- Representing insurer in $200 million coverage dispute arising out of a flood event that closed a Massachusetts hospital.
- Resolving property insurance coverage dispute arising out of the destruction of a commercial property from fire.
Otherย
- Winning summary judgment for leading international consumer products manufacturer in an industrial accident case.
- Resolving $20 million construction dispute on behalf of major Connecticut utility.
- Resolving legal malpractice claim against global law firm.