M. Miles Robinson
M. Miles Robinson
Biography
Miles Robinson is an associate residing in Norton Rose Fulbright's Houston office. His practice focuses on antitrust and complex commercial disputes. He has represented clients in healthcare, insurance, industrial equipment, domestic and international energy production and transportation disputes. He has obtained courtroom wins in a variety of settings, from federal and state litigation to international arbitrations.
After graduating from law school at the University of Houston Law Center, Miles completed a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Jeffrey Brown of the Supreme Court of Texas.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Counsel for state attorney general’s office against large tech company alleging breaches of state and federal antitrust and trade practices acts.
- Counsel for defendant international energy services company in suit brought by competitor alleging unfair competition, theft of trade secrets, conspiracy, and related claims. The case was dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds.
- Counsel for Asian State-owned energy trading firm through final hearing in ICDR-administered arbitration arising from a long-term contract for crude oil storage at an offshore tank farm in the Caribbean.
- Represented logging while tripping (LWT) company against claims of breach of contract and fraud in relation to a lost-in-hole tool.
- Counsel defending managed care health plan against claims by Medicaid recipients that client was obligated to continue providing services from plaintiffs' preferred provider, regardless of network status, pursuant to the plan's contract with the State of Texas. After five days of testimony at a temporary injunction proceeding, the court denied plaintiffs' request for an injunction and dismissed the case in its entirety.
- Counsel for electrical test equipment company from litigation outset to favorable settlement in contract and defamation suit.
- Conducted internal corporate investigation concerning threatened qui tam/false claims act litigation alleging fraudulent procurement and misuse of federal loan proceeds.
- Advised multinational cement manufacturer on proactive antitrust regulatory compliance.
- Counsel for non-profit organization responsible for ticket sales at 100,000-capacity stadium in defense of class action by donors.
Education
Education
JD, University of Houston, 2018
BA, magna cum laude, English, Centenary College of Louisiana, 2015
In law school, Miles was an editor for the Houston Law Review. He was also named Best Speaker and Finalist in the John Black Moot Court Competition.
Admissions
Admissions
- Texas State Bar
Publications
Publications
- Co-author, "Collaboration and catastrophe: antitrust laws in face of COVID-19," Norton Rose Fulbright Legal Update and International Law Office, April 1, 2020
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