David Edward Robbins
Securities Industry Disputes
Mr. Robbins is a partner in the New York City law firm of Kaufmann Gildin & Robbins LLP and specializes in commercial arbitration and mediation. He represents investors, brokers and firms in disputes and brokers and firms before regulatory agencies. He is also an expert witness in malpractice cases arising out of securities arbitrations. He and his firm have been responsible for the return of tens of millions of dollars to investors and have represented many brokers accused of wrongdoing in arbitrations and regulatory matters. Mr. Robbins served as Special Deputy Attorney General of New York State, responsible for the civil and criminal prosecution of securities fraud cases, and was the American Stock Exchange Director of Compliance and Director of its Legal and Regulatory Policy Division, where his was Director of Arbitration and Director of Disciplinary Hearings. He has the highest Peer Review Rating (AV) from Martindale-Hubbell and in 2016 and again in 2020 was approved as a “Super Lawyer” in securities law. Securities Arbitration Commentator wrote: “We’ve heard David E. Robbins called ‘the Dean of Securities Arbitration’ and there is ample reason why.”
Mr. Robbins is the author of Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual (Dec. 2020 Matthew Bender, a division of Lexis Publishing, the primary text in this area of the law for 30 years. This two volume, 4,000+ page hardcover and electronic book presents pragmatic, balanced guides to the practice of securities arbitration and mediation for attorneys representing investors, brokers and firms. He updates the book annually with new cases and revised sections. He regularly lectures at law schools that use the book in their courses. Since 1995, Mr. Robbins has also written the annual Practice Commentary to McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York, Article 23-A of the General Business Law - on securities arbitration and mediation for New York attorneys.
- Villanova University School of Law
- J.D. (1974) | Law
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- Honors: Recipient of Law School Award for Meritorious Service because of offices held and work done for the Philadelphia Community Legal Services Association. Legal intern for the Juvenile Court Public Defender Program. Judge in Moot Court.
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- Syracuse University
- B.S. (1971) | Political Science
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- Honors: B.A. in Political Science, Cum Laude. Member of Phi Kappa Phi [National Honor Society] and Pi Sigma Alpha [Political Science Honorary]. Selected by the University Chancellor for "Who's Who Among Students in American University," the Faculty Promotion Committee and Committee to Revise the University Charter.
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- Partner
- Kaufmann Gildin & Robbins LLP
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- My practice focuses on securities industry disputes - between customers, brokers and firms and before regulatory authorities - commercial arbitration and mediation, expert witness services and author of legal texts on securities arbitration and mediation.
- McKinney' Consolidated Laws of New York - Practice Commentary
- Thomson Reuters
- Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual
- Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender
- Securities Arbitration, Practicing Law Institute, New York City
- PLI
- 1986 - 2009 Chaired annual PLI program on securities arbitration in New York and, in the early years, also in California.
- Securities Arbitration and Mediation, New York State Bar Association - Chair, New York City
- New York State Bar
- 1997 - 210 Speaker and Moderator 2012 - 2020 Co-Chair of Program
- Securities & Corporate Finance
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- 2016 – 2017, 2020 - present
- • 2003 Recipient of PIABA “Golden Bow Tie Award,” given in honor of the late James E. Beckley, former president of PIABA. •
- Public Investors Advocate Bare Association
- Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA)
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- Activities: Editor of PIABA Bar Law Journal and recipient of Golden Bow Tie Award for contribution to investor rights.
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- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Robert B. McKay Community OutreachLaw Program
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- New York State Bar # 1061670
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 1061670
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 1061670
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- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Our hourly rates are billed by the tenth-of-an-hour and while we do take contingency cases where clients cannot afford counsel, we prefer hourly or hybrid (half hourly/ half contingency).
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration
- Securities Law
- English: Spoken, Written