Neal Robb has been a shareholder of Keesal, Young & Logan in its Long Beach office since 1987.  A litigator, Mr. Robb has been most active in defending financial services firms, with particular emphasis on securities brokers, financial advisors, mortgage companies, credit-card issuers and consumer and business lenders.  He has represented parties in hundreds of cases filed before securities arbitration groups such as the NASD, NYSE, and PCX, as well as other "neutrals" such as the AAA.  Mr. Robb also has significant experience in handling large and complex litigation, having handled numerous class actions, mass actions, "private attorney general" actions, and other types of complex cases.  Besides these specialties, Mr. Robb regularly handles a broad range of general business litigation.  An experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Robb has tried cases before courts, juries, and private arbitrators.

His peers have recognized his abilities: he has received an "AV"® peer review rating from LexisNexis Mardindale-Hubbell (recognized for the highest level of professional excellence) and was honored as a Southern California Super Lawyer for 2007 and 2008 (based on an extensive process of balloting, blue-ribbon panel review, and independent research).  Mr. Robb is in charge of recruiting and hiring for the firm's Long Beach office.
 
Mr. Robb was born in 1957, graduated with honors from the University of California, Irvine in 1979 with a degree in English, and received his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco in 1982.  While in law school, Mr. Robb was a member (1980-1981) and Executive Technical Editor (1981-1982) of Comm./Ent., A Journal of Communications and Entertainment Law.  Mr. Robb was admitted to the California Bar in 1982.

While in practice, Mr. Robb has served as Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles County Municipal Court.  He has also served as an arbitrator for securities and commodities arbitration organizations.  He has addressed securities industry groups and given talks to managers and registered representatives of securities firms.

Published decisions issued in cases Mr. Robb has handled include Paul v. Friedman, 95 Cal. App. 4th 853, 117 Cal. Rptr. 2d 82 (2002), and Goodman v. CIBC Oppenheimer Co., 131 F. Supp. 2d 1180 (C.D. Cal. 2001).

Mr. Robb has devoted a considerable amount of time to charitable causes and has actively supported various charitable organizations, particularly those related to autism.  Currently, he is a Director and former President of the Fragile X Association of Southern California, a charity devoted to raising public awareness of and supporting families affected by fragile x syndrome, a genetic disorder.

E-mail: neal.robb@kyl.com

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