People
Liz Robinson
Biography
Liz is part of the Litigation & Investigations group. A true generalist, Liz has diverse litigation and investigation experience, including in the areas of civil and criminal antitrust litigation, White collar criminal defense, and complex commercial litigation.
Liz has experience representing clients throughout the litigation lifecycle, including during pre-suit investigations, throughout pretrial litigation, at trial, and on appeal. She has represented both national and international companies in the financial industry in connection with investigations by the DOJ, CFTC, SEC, FTC, and other US regulators, including those related to compliance with laws and regulations governing US financial institutions. She has also represented special committees of boards of directors in connection with independent investigations into shareholder derivative claims alleging corporate misconduct.
Liz has worked in several federal district court chambers, most recently as a law clerk for the Honorable Eric N. Vitaliano in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Practice areas
- Securities litigation and enforcement
Selected experience
- Antitrust Litigations and Investigations
- JetBlue Airways, in DOJ merger challenge brought under Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
- ICE Benchmark Administration and related entities, in antitrust benchmark-rigging conspiracy class action. Obtained dismissal on the pleadings; affirmed on appeal.
- Defense contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries, in antitrust “no-poach” civil class action lawsuit. Obtained dismissal on the pleadings.
- SS&C Technologies and related entities, in antitrust and trade secrets civil action. Obtained dismissal on the pleadings; no appeal filed.
- A global financial institution and related entities, in antitrust conspiracy to boycott civil class action. Defeated class certification.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, in various antitrust civil class actions and settlement opt-out litigations.
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, in connection with charges by the DOJ and CFTC that one of the world’s largest exchanges operated in the US without appropriate registrations or a compliant BSA/AML program.
- Copenhagen-based bank Danske Bank A/S, in investigations by DOJ, the SEC, and Danish criminal authorities arising from its former Estonian branch, resulting in a USD 2 billion global settlement. Settlement was nominated for Most Important Development of the Year at the Global Investigations Review 2023 awards.
Education
- BA, Government & Politics, University of Maryland College Park, 2015
- JD (with high honors, Order of the Coif), cum laude , University of North Carolina School of Law, 2018
Admissions
- Attorney-at-Law, New York
Languages
- English
- Spanish 
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