Robyn is a Partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Litigation Department. Robyn’s practice is nationwide and focuses on complex commercial cases, general aviation matters, and insurance coverage disputes. She has experience litigating in state and federal courts and before various government agencies and arbitral bodies. Robyn currently represents parties nationwide, and has had appearances in cases in Washington state, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
As a former CPA, Robyn’s accounting background makes her ideally situated to address complex commercial damages calculations including those pertaining to lost profits. For example, Robyn co-chaired one of the first remote bench trials in Connecticut – immediately prior to trial, Robyn successfully moved to preclude the opposing party’s expert damages opinion vitiating the counterclaim damages. More recently, in an ERISA class action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 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 (“GAAP”).
Robyn defends general aviation manufacturers and servicers in product liability and negligence actions nationwide, including in Montana, Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. Robyn most enjoys working closely with both technical and damages experts in formulating a comprehensive defense.
Robyn 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 homeowner’s policies. Recently, Robyn served as national coordinating counsel for COVID-19 business interruption suits, working alongside local counsel in a number of jurisdictions.
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.
Practice area:
- Commercial
- Insurance
- Product Liability
Updated Aug 2024
