About James Robinson

Jim Robinson is a partner in White & Case LLP’s Miami Office, and heads the Firm’s Americas Commercial Litigation Section. For high-stakes commercial disputes in the United States involving both domestic and international clients, Jim has substantial first-chair experience leading trial teams from the earliest motion practice all the way through jury trial and appeal.

In addition to international commercial disputes, Jim also has extensive experience defending professional liability lawsuits.  He has led teams that have defended regional, national and international law firms in legal malpractice lawsuits throughout US. With his team, Jim has also defended accounting firms against large malpractice lawsuits.  In all professional liability cases, he takes a hands-on approach, managing all aspects of the lawsuits in order to limit his client’s exposure, as he also prepares these cases for trial.

Many of Jim’s recent commercial cases include representation of clients connected to the banking industry. Such cases include representation of financial technology (fintech) companies involved with merchant services, payments and credit card processing in both domestic and international disputes. In addition, Jim has represented a series of banks against multimillion-dollar lender liability lawsuits, most of which were resolved with summary judgment in Jim’s clients’ favor.  Jim represents foreign and domestic corporations in contract disputes, regulatory and compliance matters, and consumer class actions at various stages, including appeals. He has successfully defended numerous director and officer liability actions, and has successfully represented real estate developers and contractors in real estate disputes throughout the country.

Jim is an active member of a number of professional associations, including the Federal Bar Association, the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar, the International Law Section of The Florida Bar, the Miami-Dade County Bar Association and the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.

He has taken lead roles in a significant number of professional committees, including as the Chair of the International Litigation and Arbitration Committee (2008), the Chair of the International Litigation and Arbitration Committee Conference (2007), as a Steering Committee Member on the International Litigation Update (2005 – 2006), and as a Chair of the FGCU Alumni Association Board of Directors (2009 – 2011). He has also served on the Law Alumni Council, University of Florida Levin College of Law.