Robyn McKibbin
Senior Counsel
About
Robyn M. McKibbin is a seasoned Senior Counsel with a dynamic, full-spectrum litigation practice. She vigorously defends corporate and individual clients in complex employment matters, including wage and hour disputes, harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination claims. Known for her strategic insight, Robyn represents clients in high-stakes private mediations and arbitrations, before administrative agencies, and in both state and federal courts.
Beyond the courtroom, Robyn serves as a trusted advisor to employers, offering proactive guidance on critical personnel issues such as hiring, firing, leaves of absence, internal investigations, and disciplinary actions. She drafts and refines employee handbooks, policies, and forms, and skillfully negotiates and prepares employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, separation agreements, and severance packages. She also delivers impactful anti-harassment, discrimination, and retaliation training to supervisors and employees.
In addition to her employment expertise, Robyn maintains an active commercial litigation practice, handling contract disputes, unfair business practices claims, and trade secret misappropriation matters.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
• Employment
• Commercial Litigation
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
• Defended and resolved multimillion dollar sexual harassment cases on behalf of numerous clients.
• Successfully defended the owner of two dozen franchises in employee classification lawsuit seeking unpaid overtime wages, a plethora of statutory penalties for Labor Code violations, and attorney’s fees.
• Successfully struck punitive damage claim and eroded a $500,000 wrongful termination and unpaid wages lawsuit down to a nuisance value settlement on the eve of trial on behalf of a small employer.
• Obtained dismissal of entire lawsuit including claims for discrimination and wrongful termination on summary judgment on behalf of national retailer.
• Defeated or greatly reduced numerous administrative claims before the Labor Commissioner, the California Rights Department, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
• Defended defunct Internet company in wrongful termination action, settling for nuisance value.
• Defended application for T.R.O. and trade secret misappropriation allegations against software designer.
• Defended multimillion dollar intentional interference lawsuit in notorious international military weapons procurement.
• Obtained judgment for attorney’s fees on frivolous cross-claim on behalf of auctioneer.
• Obtained dismissal of breach of contract action alleging $500,000 in damages based on federal law preemption.
• Obtained judgment and fees in favor of client, a multimillion dollar public corporation that extends financial services to attorneys, and defeated allegations of usury violations.
• Defended negligence action on behalf of nursery for damage to grape vines and rootstock.
• Successfully prosecuted multimillion dollar breach of contract action against major natural spring water company.
• Defeated trademark infringement claim brought by dominant paper product company against small, aspiring competitor.
• Trial Team member in multimillion dollar product liability lawsuit against Shell Oil Company, in what was then the longest civil jury trial in San Luis Obispo County history.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Arts, Communications, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
• Juris Doctorate, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
MEMBERSHIPS
• State Bar of California
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
California, 1997
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
California Supreme Court
PRESENTATIONS
• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination & Retaliation Training for Supervisors and Employees
About
Robyn M. McKibbin is a seasoned Senior Counsel with a dynamic, full-spectrum litigation practice. She vigorously defends corporate and individual clients in complex employment matters, including wage and hour disputes, harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination claims. Known for her strategic insight, Robyn represents clients in high-stakes private mediations and arbitrations, before administrative agencies, and in both state and federal courts.
Beyond the courtroom, Robyn serves as a trusted advisor to employers, offering proactive guidance on critical personnel issues such as hiring, firing, leaves of absence, internal investigations, and disciplinary actions. She drafts and refines employee handbooks, policies, and forms, and skillfully negotiates and prepares employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, separation agreements, and severance packages. She also delivers impactful anti-harassment, discrimination, and retaliation training to supervisors and employees.
In addition to her employment expertise, Robyn maintains an active commercial litigation practice, handling contract disputes, unfair business practices claims, and trade secret misappropriation matters.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
• Employment
• Commercial Litigation
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
• Defended and resolved multimillion dollar sexual harassment cases on behalf of numerous clients.
• Successfully defended the owner of two dozen franchises in employee classification lawsuit seeking unpaid overtime wages, a plethora of statutory penalties for Labor Code violations, and attorney’s fees.
• Successfully struck punitive damage claim and eroded a $500,000 wrongful termination and unpaid wages lawsuit down to a nuisance value settlement on the eve of trial on behalf of a small employer.
• Obtained dismissal of entire lawsuit including claims for discrimination and wrongful termination on summary judgment on behalf of national retailer.
• Defeated or greatly reduced numerous administrative claims before the Labor Commissioner, the California Rights Department, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
• Defended defunct Internet company in wrongful termination action, settling for nuisance value.
• Defended application for T.R.O. and trade secret misappropriation allegations against software designer.
• Defended multimillion dollar intentional interference lawsuit in notorious international military weapons procurement.
• Obtained judgment for attorney’s fees on frivolous cross-claim on behalf of auctioneer.
• Obtained dismissal of breach of contract action alleging $500,000 in damages based on federal law preemption.
• Obtained judgment and fees in favor of client, a multimillion dollar public corporation that extends financial services to attorneys, and defeated allegations of usury violations.
• Defended negligence action on behalf of nursery for damage to grape vines and rootstock.
• Successfully prosecuted multimillion dollar breach of contract action against major natural spring water company.
• Defeated trademark infringement claim brought by dominant paper product company against small, aspiring competitor.
• Trial Team member in multimillion dollar product liability lawsuit against Shell Oil Company, in what was then the longest civil jury trial in San Luis Obispo County history.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Arts, Communications, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
• Juris Doctorate, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
MEMBERSHIPS
• State Bar of California
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
California, 1997
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
California Supreme Court
PRESENTATIONS
• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination & Retaliation Training for Supervisors and Employees