Jeremy Robinson, a BLB&G partner, is an experienced securities litigator and fierce advocate for investor rights who has dedicated his career to fighting corporate misconduct. He has been involved in prosecuting some of the highest profile securities cases—and obtaining some of the largest investor recoveries—in history. Jeremy practices out of the firm’s New York office.
Highlights of Jeremy’s securities experience include:
- In re Facebook Securities Litigation: Jeremy is a key member of the team currently prosecuting this securities class action arising from defendants’ misrepresentations regarding Facebook’s risks from data misappropriation and misuse and its users’ purported control over their personal data. Jeremy and the team were recently successful in having the Ninth Circuit reverse the District Court’s dismissal of the action—and then achieved an important victory for investors by defeating defendants’ subsequent appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case has now returned to the District Court for further proceedings.
- Employees Retirement System for the City of Providence v. Urs Rohner et al: Jeremy serves as plaintiff’s counsel in this derivative action pending in New York state court. The action asserts breach of fiduciary duty claims against the former directors and senior officers of Credit Suisse for failing to establish and oversee reasonable or effective risk management systems at the Swiss bank’s New York operations. Defendants’ risk management failures caused Credit Suisse to suffer massive losses when a series of hedge funds defaulted, including Archegos Capital Management in 2021.
- In re Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement Class Action Litigations: Jeremy was an integral member of the team that achieved a significant victory for investors following a three-week trial against the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency regarding the agency’s “net worth sweep” of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s profits. Jeremy and the team successfully obtained a rare verdict for plaintiffs, which awarded $812 million in damages to class members, including interest.
- In re Citigroup, Inc. Bond Action Litigation: Jeremy played a leading role in the securities class action against Citigroup alleging that the company raised billions of dollars from investors in a series of public offerings while misrepresenting its exposure to toxic assets linked to residential mortgage-backed securities. The case settled before trial for $730 million, representing one of the largest recoveries ever in a securities class action brought on behalf of purchasers of debt securities and ranking among the top 25 largest securities class action recoveries in history.
- In re Allergan Proxy Violation Securities Litigation: Jeremy played a key role on the team that prosecuted the securities class action against Allergan arising from an unprecedented insider trading scheme. After a hard-fought three-year legal battle, Jeremy and the team reached a $250 million settlement on the eve of trial.
Jeremy was also an important member of the BLB&G litigation teams that prosecuted the securities fraud class actions concerning Refco (achieving total recoveries in excess of $425 million), WellCare Health Plans (obtaining a $200 million recovery—the second largest recovery in a securities case in 11th Circuit history), and Bank of New York Mellon (achieving a $180 million recovery).
Jeremy has been repeatedly recognized as one of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” in America by Lawdragon and one of the top-rated securities litigation attorneys in New York City by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. He has also been named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation, where peers complimented Jeremy’s “aggressive, front-facing” approach to litigation. A thought leader in the field of securities litigation, Jeremy was named to Law360’s 2024 Securities Editorial Advisory Board.
Jeremy obtained his Master of Laws degree from Columbia Law School, where he was honored as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He was a recipient of the prestigious Harold G. Fox Scholarship and spent a year working with barristers and judges in London.