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Jimmy F. Robinson Jr. Joins Troutman Sanders' Richmond Office
October 1, 2009
Richmond, Va. - The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jimmy F. Robinson Jr. as a partner to its Labor and Employment practice group in Richmond, Va.
Robinson comes to Troutman Sanders from LeClairRyan, where he was a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment group from 2003 until he joined Troutman Sanders.
At Troutman Sanders, Robinson’s practice will focus on labor and employment law matters, including litigation. In his labor practice, Robinson will represent unionized companies in collective bargaining, and arbitrations, and in National Labor Relations Board matters. His practice includes representation of national and international companies with operations across the United States. He will also represent non-unionized employers in the development of strategies designed to help those employers remain non-union by advising them on labor and employee relations through issue assessment, supervisory training, advice and counsel with respect to policy development, and lawful/positive communications; where necessary, he will advise and counsel employers during union organizing campaigns.
In employment litigation matters, Robinson will represent employers in a wide variety of employment matters, including defense of wrongful discharge claims; breach of employment contracts; disability, age, race, national origin, religion, gender and other discrimination claims, including claims for sexual harassment; claims for relief under the Family Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act; and defamation, among other tort claims arising from the employment relationship. Robinson will also counsel employers concerning personnel policies and workplace issues, including leave, benefits, severance, wage and hour obligations, employee discipline, affirmative action plans and employment discrimination matters.
Robinson is committed to public service matters. His public interest work is significant and varied, and includes: representation of the indigent in custody and other domestic relations matters; providing pro bono simple wills, advance medical directives and powers of attorney to First Responders through the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference; and putting on multiple Senior Citizen Seminars over-viewing the pertinent and changing laws and programs affecting senior citizens in Virginia.
Robinson is the former President of the Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, and the former President of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Young Lawyers Division.
Prior to working at LeClairRyan, he worked as an associate at Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore in Roanoke, Va., from 1998 to 2003.
Robinson received a B.A., cum laude, in 1995 from Hampton University and a J.D. with Thurgood Marshall distinction in 1998 from the College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law. He has been listed in Virginia Business magazine as a “Legal Elite” since 2006 and in Law and Politics’ magazine’s “Virginia Rising Stars” Super Lawyers since 2007.
About Troutman Sanders:
Troutman Sanders LLP is an international law firm with over 700 lawyers and 15 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1897, the firm’s lawyers provide counsel and advice in practically every
aspect of civil and commercial law related to the firm’s core practice areas: Corporate, Finance, Litigation, Public Law and Real Estate. Firm clients range from multinational corporations to individual entrepreneurs, federal and state agencies to foreign governments, and non-profit organizations to businesses representing nearly every sector and industry. See www.troutmansanders.com for more information.
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