Stephen C. Robinson

Stephen Robinson is a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he focuses on a range of litigation matters, including corporate internal investigations and government enforcement matters.  Prior to joining Skadden in 2010, Judge Robinson served as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  Judge Robinson also has held several other high-level positions in government, including as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and as principal deputy general counsel and special assistant to the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In addition, Judge Robinson was the CEO of Empower New Haven, a nonprofit agency based in New Haven, Connecticut that focuses on urban development social services.  Judge Robinson’s private sector experience includes work at Kroll Associates, an international private investigations firm, where he investigated, among other things, allegations of corruption on behalf of the Brazilian Congress.  Judge Robinson is a former Yale Law School Senior Research Fellow, and has taught white collar crime and trial advocacy at Yale, as well as appellate advocacy at Cardozo Law School.