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Mr. Anthony Robinson, a distinguished attorney with extensive experience in corporate law, transactions, regulatory matters, and business litigation. Here, you will find a comprehensive overview of the successful outcomes Mr. Robinson has achieved for his clients.
With a steadfast commitment to excellence and a strategic approach to legal challenges, Mr. Robinson has consistently delivered favorable results, ensuring that his clients' rights and interests are vigorously protected. Explore the detailed summaries of cases to witness the expertise and dedication that define his legal practice.
Mr. Robinson is currently prosecuting against Salon D' Maria, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Jean Mastandrea, and Michael Mastandrea in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Collier County, Florida, causes of action of defamation, defamation per se, defamation by implication, tortious interference with business practices; trade libel, business disparagement, trade disparagement; intentional infliction of emotional distress; knowingly filed a false form 1099 on Plaintiff for tax year 2023 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7434; minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and unfair and deceptive acts and practices in violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, §§ 501.201-.213, Florida Statutes.
- Mr. Robinson is currently prosecuting, in the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in and for Marion County, Florida, a premise liability action for damages proximately caused by the negligence and gross negligence of the defendants that resulted in a natural gas leak and/or an explosion on July 30, 2024 at the CLASSIC CLEANERS OCALA, one of seven merchants conducting business at the Hillside Shopping Plaza which is situated at the northeast corner of NE 25th Avenue and NE 14th Street in Ocala, Florida. Several individuals were significantly injured physically, emotionally, and financially secondary to said unfortunate casualty. Mr. Robinson seeks redress for the significant emotional and financial injuries sustained by Plaintiff ANTOJITOS CON SABOR CATRACHO, LLC a start-up, single location, fast casual diner that served Honduran cuisine from the Hillside Plaza.
- Mr. Robinson is currently prosecuting, in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, a professional malpractice claim against FINNEGAN, HENDERSON FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. for its failure to follow the plaintiff inventor’s instructions to include written description support for a material aspect of the invention, which omission resulted in the disclaimer of the patent claim and prevented the plaintiff inventor from enforcing the patent against infringing sales by Nike, Inc. and adidas America, Inc. in the amount of $150 million.
- Mr. Robinson is currently the prosecution, in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, claims against Microsoft Corporation for its acts and omissions to make or enforce unconscionable terms or provisions of sale in violation of the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act and breach of contract in relation to the purchase and sale of domain hosting services for a cryptocurrency trading network of ETH worth $7.5 million.
- In the Circuit Court of Fairfax Virginia, prosecuted causes of action for breach of contract, fraud in the inducement, and injunctive and specific performance regarding a purchase agreement which provided for certain issuance of, and conversion rights in and to, the common stock of defendant and the corresponding a convertible promissory note in the amount of $55,000.
- Mr. Robinson is currently prosecuting, in the County Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, an action for damages by Landlord against Defendant BHI LLC and the BHI Defendants for breach of contract and damages proximately caused by the BHI LLC Defendants use of Defendant ALLURE as a mere agent, instrumentality, or alter ego of Defendant BHI LLC to mislead and defraud Plaintiff out of ten (10) months of Base Rent or $21,820.60 (which amount does not include interest, fees, and costs) pursuant to the Lease of the commercial office space located at Unit 1004, 19790 West Dixie Highway, Miami, FL 33180 . Also, Plaintiff seeks to enforce the Guaranty Agreement under the Lease entered into by and between Plaintiff and Defendant Guarantor.
- Mr. Robinson is currently prosecuting, in the Superior Court Division of the General Court of Justice for Burke County, North Carolina, a breach of contract claim against Auto-Owners Insurance Company LLC for its refusal to pay for the full extent of Plaintiff’s property damage claim.
- Mr. Robinson is currently prosecuting before JAMS claims stemming from a dispute between a non-managing member of Med Trans EB-5 Fund, LLC, and the managing member of the EB-5 Program for her breach of fiduciary duty and for the return of the cleint's investment of $500,000.
- Mr. Robinson successfully defended vertically integrated manufacturer and brand owner of powdered dietary supplements against claims by private consumer protection group under Section 28-3904 of the D.C. Code (Unfair or deceptive trade practices) regarding a dietary supplement that the client was allegedly selling in D.C. retail stores with bottles that were underfilled on the grounds that the alleged deception was not material because it would not cause a reasonable consumer to alter their purchase decision.
- Mr. Robinson successfully prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida a trademark infringement claim against Market America, Inc, for its unauthorized use of Champion Performance® which mark was owned by Nature’s Product Inc.
- Defense of Subcontractor Agaisnt Property Owner's Claims of Breach of Contract and Negligence. Mr. Robinson achieved the dismissal of property owner’s Complaint against subcontractor for damages allegedly caused by construction defects secondary to motion to compel property owners compliance with Section 558.004, Florida Statutes which requires aggrieved property owners to provide contractors, subcontractors, and other professionals that provide construction services to homeowners with prior written notice of alleged construction defects and an opportunity to resolve construction defect claims before filing suit. The subcontractor’s Chapter 558 Inspection Report established that the lawsuit against the subcontractor was not supported by the material facts necessary to establish the claim.
Financial Services Dispute. Represented CEO of financial services developer of proprietary algorithms for trading of highly liquid U.S. equities in prelitigation negotiations and Complaint against investors for breach of Subscription Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company's short form private placement offering, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, fraudulent inducement, conspiracy to defraud, tortious and civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and tortious interference with contracts.
Mr. Robinson successfully defended client contract manufacturer before EEOC Miami District Office against claims of disability discrimination in violation of the ADA and the FCRA and sex and/or pregnancy discrimination under Title VII and the FCRA.
Buy-Side and Sell-side Mid-Market M&A Representation.
- Mr. Robinson advised Memphis Health Food Distributor, LLC, a seller and distributor of heart of palm products and seasoning products through its Natural Heaven brand, in the sale of all of its assets to INAEXPO USA, LTD. CO., a food production company, for an undisclosed amount.
- Mr. Robinson advised a data mining and analytics business specializing in the food services, fast food and hospitality industries that desired to convert from an LLC to a C-corporation to facilitate fundraising, among other objectives. The client created a new 401(k) plan to purchase private stock (the “ROBS Retirement Plan”) and rolled funds from an existing retirement account into the ROBS Retirement Plan, which plan purchased stock in the client to complete a Rollover for Business Start-ups (“ROBS”). Mr. Robinson prepared the transaction docuemnts, imcluding the Asset Purchase Agreement, Shareholders Agreement, Corproate Resolutions to Reclassify Shares, and By Laws.
- As General Counsel of the buyer, managed the due diligence and prepared the transaction documents for WM Partner’s purchases of Vitamin Research Products, Natural Vitality, Nutri-health Supplements, Sedona Labs, Sedona Pro®, and Stop Aging Now.
- Mr. Robinson advised a buyer on the purchase of a franchise of a children party service, including all assets, inventory, intellectual property, and goodwill associated with the business. The advice included, but was not limited to, the preparation of the Asset Purchase Agreement, due diligence of the physical assets to be purchased, vetting the infringement risk associated with the trademarks to be purchased and their likelihood of registrability before the USPTO, and review of the lease for the store/leasehold.
Life Sciences Manufacturing and Supply Contract.
- Mr. Robinson drafted and negotiated Manufacturing and Supply Agreement between client, a manufacturing food and nutritional products, and global multi-level marketing corporation that develops, markets, and sells nutrition supplements, weight management, sports nutrition, and personal-care products.
Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE).
- Mr. Robinson represents an early stage technology company and drafted a SAFE between potential investors and the company that provides rights to the investors for future equity in the company that is similar to a warrant without determining a sepecific price per shsre at the time of the initial investment.
Private Placement of LLC Membership Interest Agreement.
- Mr. Robinson represents an early state restuarant concern in its attempt to raise expansion capital from angel investors, and drafted and negotiated susbscription agreement with prosepective investors.
Owner's Represntative Agreement.
- Mr. Robinson represents a project-management owner representative consultant that partners with clients in the infrastructure, commercial, and residential real estate construction markets, and drafted a Owner's Representative Agreement regarding the client's provision of comprehensive services in the organization, coordination, management and administration required for all aspects of the development of the Project, including, without limitation, comprehensive planning of design and construction deliverables that integrate all phases of the project life cycle.
- FDA Approval and Importation of Medical Device. Mr. Robinson represents the U.S. distributor and importer of foreign-manufactured QRS"-1010 PelviCenter, which uses a pulsed magnetic stimulation (PMS) to treat female stress urinary incontinence, in obtaining FDA approval and successful importation of the medical device.
- FDA Compliance for the Advertisement of Dietray Supplements. Mr. Robinson advised Kaneka KANEKA AMERICAS HOLDING, INC. as its outside general counsel regarding FDA and FTC regulatory compliance for the label claims and product promotion on its probiotic dietary supplement brand Floradapt.
- Mr. Robinson advised Vitargo Inc. (sports supplement manufacturer) on regulatory risk associated with new marketing campaign, including website and online marketing.
- USDA Import License. After obtaining the import permit from the USDA for vertically integrated Brazilian manufacturer and brand owner of whey protein sports nutrition products, neither MAPA nor ANVISA would agree to provide the requisite certification of origin. Mr. Robinson, successfully worked with the USDA/Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)/National Import Export Services (NIES) to achieve a customized veterinary permit that did not require certification by the Brazilian Government and that authorized the permit holder to self-certify the origin of the bovine-derived milk or gelatin components.
- FDA Voluntary Recall. The client sells dietary supplements on Amazon, Ebay, and his proproetary website in the USA. Online Seller purchased a product from a white-label manufacturer located in India. Online Seller markets the dietary supplement for the promotion healthy energy levels, support of healthy bodily functions, and the promotion of healthy weight management. Manuafacturer sends to Online Seller by international courier bottles without labels and an ingredient list for Online Seller to design his labels. However, the ingredient list does not dislose an active ingredient that is inluded in FDA-approved prescription drugs. Online Seller reasonably relies on the manufacturer's ingredient list to create the labels for his product. Thereafter, FDA randomly selects Online Seller's product from commerce and tests the product. The test show that the labels failed to disclose the ingredient inluded in FDA-approved prescription drugs. FDA orders Online Seller to voluntarily recall all units in commerce from the batch tested to avoid enforcement activity (i.e., fines, penalties, disgorgement, and possible criminal charges). Mr. Robinson represents Online Seller's interest in the FDA recall process, including drafting recall press release, customer recall letter, customer response form. Additionally, Mr. Robinson serve as the company contact for customer inquiries and followup with FDA. Finally, Mr. Robinson respresents Online seller in litigation stemming from the recall.
- Mr. Robinson successfully obtained Registros sanitarios for Sunwarrior (plant based supplement manufacturer), Vitargo Inc., and Chike Nutrition in the Republic of Panama.
- Mr. Robinson successfully obtained trademark registration for Vitargo Inc. sports supplement manufacturer) in Colombia.
- As General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for WM Partners, PL, Mr. Robinson managed domestic and international trademark portfolio for portfolio companies owned by WM Partners LP.
- Mr. Robinson achieved a definitive Domain Name Transfer Agreement to transfer to vertically integrated manufacturer of powdered dietary supplements all rights of transferor in and to certain domain names, websites, and social media accounts on which the transferor illegally displayed copied from the client’s websites, domains, and social media accounts.
As General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of WM Partners, LP, managed the SEC and state legal and compliance matters (e.g., data security and privacy, including TCPA, CAN-SPAM, FTC rules, HIPAA, CCPA, and GDPR) arising from buyside M&A and fundraising.
