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Hutch Robbins is the head of the firm�s Commercial and Business Litigation practice group. He represents a broad array of businesses and individuals in commercial matters and business litigation, and he has extensive experience in all facets of state and federal trial and appellate practice. Mr. Robbins routinely represents parties to business disputes concerning, among other issues, the provision of consumer and commercial financial services, sales of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code, breaches of fiduciary duty and fraud in corporate governance, the existence of and responsibility for insurance coverage, ownership of real property and related property rights, the provision of investment banking services, allegations of lender liability, trademark misappropriation, general breaches of contract, and business torts. Mr. Robbins also counsels the firm�s clients in the areas of risk avoidance and alternative dispute resolution. Reflecting his role as a business advisor, a significant portion of Mr. Robbins� practice is transactional in nature. For example, he provides contract review and commercial transaction advice to several affiliates of one of the firm�s largest multinational clients. Examples of some of the results Mr. Robbins has recently obtained for his clients include: A full defense verdict after a one month jury trial for a client charged with breaches of fiduciary duty and fraud in corporate governance; Summary judgment for a national financial institution in a federal court putative class action alleging violations of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act; A multimillion dollar settlement for an equipment manufacturer upon the inception of litigation against a sub-vendor concerning the design of critical component parts; and A jury verdict in excess of the amount demanded for a client whose efforts to raise venture capital for a software firm had gone unrewarded. Practice Areas: Commercial & Business Litigation Class Actions Corporate Governance & Disputes Disputes Over Business Dispositions Financial Institution Litigation Intellectual Property Disputes & Litigation Real Estate Litigation & Title Insurance Defense Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:Maryland United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States Supreme Court Education:Duke University, J.D. 1993, with Honors. Trinity College, B.A. 1988, with Honors. Publications: Breach of Contract or Warranty: A Distinction with a Difference, Commercial and Business Litigation Journal (Winter 2004). The Method of Providing Truth in Lending Disclosures: Beware of the Details, American Bar Association, Committee on Commercial and Business Litigation, Commercial and Business Litigation Journal (Spring 2002). TILA Rescission in Bankruptcy: Should the Voiding of the Lender's Security Interest be Conditioned on Tender by the Debtor? Consumer Financial Services Law Report (December 18, 2002). TILA Rescission in Bankruptcy: The Voiding of the Lender's Security Interest Should be Conditioned on Tender by the Debtor, Consumer Financial Services Law Report (January 15, 2003). Speaking Engagements: National Business Institute, Lender Liability: Protecting Yourself Against Borrower Claims," Baltimore, Maryland (March 21, 2006). | 