Practice Summary

Mr. Robb's 20 years of trial, appellate and arbitration experience emphasizes marine and landside insurance defense as well as cargo and property subrogation claims. Mr. Robb is frequently called upon to advise insurers on coverage questions and assist them with coverage investigation. He has advised marine insurers on issues related to cargo, hull, P&I, ship repairers, and marine general liabilities, and he has litigated claims under those coverages. He has advised non-marine insurers on issues related to CGL coverage, including broad form coverage for personal and advertising injury, and has litigated related disputes. He has represented several companies from the People's Republic of China regarding commercial disputes in the United States.

Teaching

Mr. Robb has spoken before the AIMU in New York, The Pacific Admiralty Seminar, the San Francisco Board of Marine Underwriters, The San Francisco Marine Claims Association, The Puget Sound Marine Insurance Claims Association, the Marine Insurance Association of Seattle and RIMS (the 38th Annual Rims Conference & Exhibition). He frequently lectures on California insurance regulations on claims handling, and has provided in-house training to insurer clients on those and other topics.

Publications

Dispute Resolution Developments: Selecting Law, Jurisdiction and Arbitration in Marine Insurance Policies, 15 USF Maritime Law Journal 2, p 325.

On the Waterfront: Navigating Insurance Issues in Landside and Marine Operations, 19 USF Maritime Law Journal 1, p. 53.

Memberships

California State Bar
Maritime Law Association of the United States
San Francisco Board of Marine Underwriters

Seminar Planning Committee, 2010.

Educational Background

Hastings College of the Law, University of California, J.D. (1987)
Wesleyan University, B.A., East Asian Studies and History (1982)