Tyler Robinson is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department and is based in the London office. He represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial matters with a focus on international arbitration, litigation and overseas internal investigations. Mr. Robinson’s recent experience has included representing a leading global manufacturer of defense systems in LCIA international arbitration in London; a European pharmaceutical company in AAA/ICDR international arbitration; institutional investors in judgment enforcement proceedings against the Republic of Argentina; Moody’s Investors Service in a variety of international litigations and arbitrations in Chile, Uruguay, Brazil and Indonesia; a U.S. company with overseas operations in an internal investigation under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Swiss Reinsurance Company in insurance coverage litigation arising out of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center; Royal Indemnity Company in asbestos-related litigation against General Motors Corporation; and General Electric and Bechtel in ICC, AAA and UNCITRAL bilateral investment treaty international arbitrations arising out of India’s alleged expropriation of the multi-billion dollar Dabhol Power Project.

Mr. Robinson received his B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and his J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Michigan Law School where he was an Article Editor for the Michigan Law Review and recipient of the Helen DeRoy Memorial Award, Saul Nadler Memorial Award, and Raymond Dykema Award for academic achievements. Prior to joining the Firm in 2000, Mr. Robinson served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Ferdinand Fernandez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Hon. Thomas Griesa of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Publications

•	The Supreme Court Considers Whether Class Arbitration is Permitted When the Arbitration Clause is Silent on the Issue
•	The Supreme Court Allows Non-Signatories to Arbitration Agreements to Seek to Stay Claims under the Federal Arbitration Act
•	The Supreme Court Adopts Broader View of Federal Jurisdiction to Hear Motions to Compel Arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act
•	The Supreme Court Hears Argument Concerning the Ability of Non-Signatories to Arbitration Agreements to Stay Claims under the Federal Arbitration Act
•	E-Disclosure in International Arbitration, 24 Arbitration International 105 (2008)
•	A Question of Intent: Aiding and Abetting Law and the Rule of Accomplice Liability Under § 924(c), 96 Mich. L. Rev. 783 (1997)
•	South Africa’s Arms Industry: A New Era of Democratic Accountability?  23 Armed Forces & Society, 599 (1996)
•	The Supreme Court Considers the Extent of Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under the FAA
•	The Supreme Court Rules Against TV’s “Judge Alex,” Finding That an Agreement to Arbitrate Trumps State Administrative Process
•	Supreme Court Hears Argument in its Second Significant Arbitration Case this Term

Speaking Engagements

•	Tyler Robinson to Speak at Swiss Arbitration Association's Annual Conference in Zurich, Switzerland January 21, 2009

Admissions

•	England and Wales, 2008
•	New York 1999
•	U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 2000
•	U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 2000

Clerkships

•	Hon. Ferdinand Fernandez, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2000; Hon. Thomas P. Griesa, U.S. District Court, SDNY, 1998-1999

Education

•	The University of Michigan Law School, 1998 J.D. magna cum laude; Michigan Law Review, Article Editor, 1997-1998
•	Macalester College, 1994 B.A. magna cum laude