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Robin C. Burrell

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Robin C. Burrell

Counsel

Washington DC + 1 202 663 6060

Robin Burrell focuses her practice on complex commercial and government-facing litigation in both trial and appellate courts. Frequently representing leading technology companies and universities, Ms. Burrell handles high-stakes civil litigation matters implicating constitutional and statutory issues, including under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

Ms. Burrell has extensive experience with all phases of civil litigation in federal and state courts. She has taken and defended depositions, coordinated extensive—and sensitive—discovery, drafted motions of all types, and briefed appeals, including before the United States Supreme Court. She also maintains an active pro bono practice that has included civil rights litigation and Bivens actions.

Ms. Burrell served as a law clerk for the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. A native Wisconsinite, she attended Carleton College and Yale Law School.

Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for her appellate practice (2024–2025)
  • Named to the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing attorneys who dedicate significant pro bono service to expanding access to justice in the District of Columbia

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Yale Law School, 2017

      Articles Editor, Yale Law Journal

    • BA, Political Science, Carleton College, 2012

      magna cum laude

  • Admissions

    • District of Columbia

    • Massachusetts

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Patrick Higginbotham, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2018 - 2019

    • The Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2017 - 2018

Credentials

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