Robins Kaplan LLP

Robins Kaplan LLP was founded in 1938 by Steven T. Robins and Michael W. Kaplan. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It operates seven offices across the United States in Bismarck, Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Silicon Valley, and Sioux Falls. The firm employs more than 200 attorneys who represent clients in complex litigation matters nationwide.

The firm focuses on complex litigation and represents clients in airplane crash cases. It maintains an insurance and catastrophic loss practice. The firm serves corporations, startups, and individuals involved in significant legal disputes across many industries nationwide.

Robins Kaplan provides litigation support through Acumen Powered by Robins Kaplan LLP. This program includes Ediscovery, science and engineering advisors, medical professionals, financial and economic consultants, investigators, research and business intelligence, and trial and multimedia consultants. These internal resources help manage technical data and analyze potential exposure on critical issues.

The firm uses Legal Project Management to track case budgets and provide cost transparency. Clients receive real time access to matter information through secure extranet sites customized for their cases. The firm also uses advanced fee arrangements to provide cost predictability and align fees with results rather than time spent.

The Robins Kaplan Center for Exceptional Advocacy is a trial practice center used to simulate trials and oral arguments. The center includes jury deliberation rooms, client viewing rooms, and audio and video systems. Attorneys use the facility to conduct mock trials, arbitrations, mediations, focus groups, and witness preparation sessions.

Beyond aviation related matters, the firm practices in business litigation, intellectual property and technology litigation, medical malpractice, personal injury, class action litigation, antitrust and trade regulation, and corporate governance. The firm also offers appellate advocacy and guidance for clients with matters on appeal in state and federal courts.

The firm recruits attorneys and business professionals to work across its national platform. It maintains programs for diversity, equity, and inclusion and provides community service and pro bono legal representation for individuals who cannot afford it.

Services

• Airplane Crashes
• Insurance and Catastrophic Loss
• Business Litigation
• Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Ediscovery
• Legal Project Management
• Antitrust and Trade Regulation
• Class Action Litigation