Jeffrey S. Robbins to Receive Human Rights Award from American Jewish Committee (Boston)
2/26/2010
Boston, MA – Jeffrey S. Robbins, a Member in Mintz Levin's Litigation section, has been selected by the Boston Office of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) as the 2010 recipient of the first Human Rights Award. Mr. Robbins, a former United States Delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Council under President Clinton, will receive the AJC's award for his work as a "forceful and well-known advocate for the right of Israel to live in peace and security." The dinner honoring Mr. Robbins will take place on May 25th, and will be co-chaired by Mintz Levin Chairman R. Robert Popeo and Joseph Sieber, President of Inscribe, Inc.
Mr. Robbins specializes in complex civil litigation, including litigation involving allegations of fraud, First Amendment issues and claims of defamation. He has served as lead litigation and trial counsel in a number of highly publicized cases representing a major pharmaceutical company in its successful case against a former Chief Executive Officer; representing a Massachusetts racing company in its successful case against a former co-venturer; and representing a series of non-profit organizations and private citizens in their successful defense of a major defamation case brought against them by the Islamic Society of Boston. He has also represented a number of parties in connection with Congressional investigations, and was appointed a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, representing the former Secretary of State of the Commonwealth in connection with Congressional redistricting and public records litigation.
Mr. Robbins has served as Chief Counsel for the Minority to the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Massachusetts. He currently holds leadership positions at the American Jewish Committee and Combined Jewish Philanthropies and is on the Boards of the Anti-Defamation League and The David Project. He is the former President of the World Affairs Council of Boston, later WorldBoston.
He received his B.A. from Brown University and his J.D., cum laude, from the Boston University School of Law.
