Overview
Robyn Bacon is an experienced trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor who focuses her practice on trials, investigations and white-collar criminal defense.
Robyn is currently on sabbatical and will return to the firm in 2026.
A seasoned litigator, Robyn’s experience spans False Claims Act, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, real estate and high-stakes commercial and criminal litigation, as well as internal and government investigations.
Prior to her government service, Robyn worked as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson. During that time, she defended clients in white collar criminal investigations involving the SEC and grand juries; led an internal piracy investigation at a major movie studio and advised a public utility in proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission.
Experience
White Collar and Investigations
Board of Trustees of the Thacher School, one of the nation’s elite boarding schools, in an independent internal investigation of alleged sexual abuse at the school.
LLNS in securing dismissal of False Claims Act action brought by a former design physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Complex Commercial Litigation Trials
Real estate developer of multimillion-dollar Southern California development in securing a complete defense verdict in a breach of fiduciary duty bench trial.
Los Angeles Clippers in successfully settling litigation brought by Madison Square Garden, which opposed the development of the team’s new arena in Inglewood, California.
Plains All-American Pipeline in litigation following the pipeline failure and subsequent oil spill into the Pacific Ocean near Refugio State Beach in Goleta, California.
Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011-2019
During her eight years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, Robyn tried 11 federal criminal trials, argued multiple appeals before the Ninth Circuit and prosecuted criminal cases involving cybercrimes, financial frauds, criminal tax violations and money laundering, as well as drug trafficking, firearms and violent crimes.
Robyn was also a deputy chief in the General Crimes Section where, as head of Criminal Complaints, she oversaw the investigation and charging of hundreds of criminal cases.
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Robyn teaches trial advocacy at Harvard Law School and has taught evidence at the USC Gould School of Law. She has also guest lectured on sentencing at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and the University of California, Irvine School of Law.
Speaking Engagements
Robyn is a frequent speaker on trial, criminal justice and cybersecurity issues.
- Panelist, “Is Reasonable Security Achievable in the Corporation?,” University of Texas Essential Cybersecurity Law Conference, July 2020
- Panelist, “Counseling a Corporation Before a Data Security Incident,” Incident Response Forum West 2020, Los Angeles, California, January 2020
