Benjamin J. Robinson

Ben Robinson is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Orlando office and focuses his practice on high-stakes construction litigation, complex business litigation, white collar crime and healthcare litigation.

Mr. Robinson represents corporations, corporate officers and individuals implicated in private arbitrations and litigations in state and federal court as well as civil and criminal matters before federal and state agencies. He has a wealth of litigation experience, including matters involving claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), False Claims Act (FCA), federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). He also has significant experience prosecuting and defending business torts, competition and consumer protection claims. Mr. Robinson has tried business disputes to verdict in jury and bench trials, and has handled briefing and oral argument in courts of appeals. In addition, Mr. Robinson has experience conducting internal company investigations and reviewing corporate compliance programs.

In his construction practice, Mr. Robinson represents contractors, owners and manufacturers in a range of industrial, commercial and infrastructure projects across the United States. His experience includes high-value lawsuits in state and federal courts arising out of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects; public-private partnerships (P3s); oil, gas, petrochemical and power-generation facilities; disruption and delay claims; construction defects and a multitude of other contract disputes.

Mr. Robinson's litigation experience informs how he drafts and negotiates construction and commercial contracts. In this area, he assists clients seeking to avoid or minimize disputes. Mr. Robinson prepares, reviews and provides counsel on an array of contract documents, covering construction projects and stakeholders of all types and all project delivery systems.

Mr. Robinson's pro bono contributions include asylum, immigration and trafficking matters. He has represented multiple children and families impacted by the government's "zero tolerance" forced separation and detention policy, in partnership with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). He also assists individuals facing severe persecution with applications for asylum, humanitarian parole, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Robinson was a litigation attorney for a Florida-based law firm, and for a global law firm in its Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Robinson also served in government as deputy rules officer and counsel to the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, and its five advisory committees on the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Procedure, and Federal Rules of Evidence. His public service included providing counsel on rules-related issues to the federal rules committees, Judicial Conference, U.S. Supreme Court and Congress.

While in law school, Mr. Robinson worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Gregory A. Presnell of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He also served on the editorial board of the Florida Law Review. Prior to law school, Mr. Robinson spent several years at IBM Corp. providing consulting services to various U.S. military and intelligence agencies.