Robb Adkins is a litigation partner in BakerHostetler's San Francisco and Los Angeles offices, and serves as the head of the San Francisco office. His white collar and litigation practice is bolstered by his experience as a federal prosecutor and trial lawyer in private practice, enabling him to knowledgeably guide clients through internal investigations, corporate compliance, complex civil litigation and government enforcement defense. As a nationally recognized trial attorney, he has experience handling both complex criminal and civil litigation. He also has significant experience counseling clients on their most complex white collar matters, including those involving the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and various federal and state enforcement agencies.
Robb previously held numerous leadership positions within the DOJ, including as the Executive Director of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. As head of the Task Force, which was formed by the President and chaired by the U.S. Attorney General, he was responsible for directing the largest coalition ever assembled to combat financial fraud, working closely with the highest leaders of the DOJ, SEC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and more than 25 other federal and state fraud enforcement and regulatory agencies. Prior to that role, Robb served as a federal prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, where he was lead counsel in more than 50 prosecutions and numerous complex fraud trials, and served as the Chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Orange County. From 2005 to 2007, Robb was a member of the Enron Task Force, serving as a trial attorney in the landmark criminal trial against Enron CEOs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.
A sought-after speaker on corporate compliance and white collar matters, Robb has provided lectures and training to prosecutors and regulators, testified before Congress and given presentations to companies, board members, professional associations, conferences and academic institutions throughout the U.S. and abroad.