Robyn is a partner in the Real Estate, Construction and Corporate Transactions & Securities practice groups, as well as a co-chair of the firm’s Site Selection practice. Robyn also is a member of Thompson Hine's Executive Committee. She is the immediate past partner in charge of the firm’s Cleveland office and a former chair of the firmwide Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative. Robyn focuses her practice on helping companies find and develop new plants, headquarters and facilities. She also has significant experience with shopping center, urban redevelopment, multifamily housing, distribution center, hospitality and public-private partnership (P3) deals. Her forte is coordinating complex transactions, particularly multi-site, multi-state acquisitions and divestitures, ground-up developments and sale-leaseback deals. Robyn also counsels corporations on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. To all her engagements, Robyn brings a commitment to efficiency and predictability through value-based pricing and legal project management.
Robyn has been honored by the Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation as the Black Professional of the Year, and the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio as the Humanitarian of the Year. She is included on numerous lists of top lawyers, including Savoy’s Most Influential Black Lawyers list, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America®. According to Chambers USA, Robyn is a skilled negotiator and “thoughtful, creative and smart.”
Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 10 years or longer.