Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual

Mr. Robbins is a practicing attorney for 40 years who has authored law books for his colleagues to improve their representation of clients. He is a partner in the New York City law firm of Kaufmann Gildin & Robbins LLP - www.securitieslosses.com - and specializes in commercial arbitration, mediation and the representation of parties before regulatory agencies. He represents investors, brokers and firms and is a mediator and arbitrator. He is also an expert witness in malpractice cases arising out of securities arbitrations. Mr. Robbins served as Special Deputy Attorney General of New York, responsible for the civil and criminal prosecution of securities fraud cases. He was with the American Stock Exchange as Director of the Compliance Department and later as Director of the Legal and Regulatory Policy Division, where his responsibilities included being Director of Arbitration and Director of Disciplinary Hearings. He has the highest Peer Review Rating (AV) from Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Robbins is the author of Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual, the primary text in this area of the law. This two volume book presents pragmatic, balanced guides to the practice of securities arbitration and mediation. He has updated the book annually since its initial publication in 1990 and 2015 is the 25th year of its publication. It is used nationwide by law firms, brokerage firms and law schools. He regularly lectures at law schools that use the book in their courses. Mr. Robbins writes the annual Practice Commentary to McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York, in Article 23-A of the General Business Law (the state's securities statute) on securities arbitration for New York attorneys.

Mr. Robbins served as the Chairperson for all of the annual Practising Law Institute continuing education programs on securities arbitration and mediation for over 20 years. He is the recipient of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) lifetime achievement Golden Bow Tie Award. He was a member of FINRA Dispute Resolution's National Arbitration and Mediation Committee, where he chaired the Neutral Roster Subcommittee. He is an arbitrator and mediator and is a member of the New York City Bar Association, PIABA, the Compliance and Legal Division of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the Board of Editors of Securities Arbitration Commentator. In 2010, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) published his chapter "Calling All Arbitrators: Reclaim Control of the Arbitration Process - The Courts Let You" for its Handbook on Arbitration Practice. At the AAA's request, he updated it for the 2015 edition of the book.