Jon Paul Robbins graduated from the State University of Binghamton in 1970, and from Cornell Law School in 1973. Mr. Robbins was a member of the Cornell Law Review and a member of Cornell's chapter of the honorary society of the Order of the Coif. Upon his graduation from Cornell, he joined the Wall Street firm of Seward & Kissel and practiced in the litigation department of that firm for five years. In September of 1979, Mr. Robbins became a founding partner of Nitkin Alkalay Handler and Robbins. That firm merged with McLaughlin & Stern in 1992.

Mr. Robbins practices primarily in the field of civil litigation. He has tried major cases in New York, California, Massachusetts and elsewhere. He has handled a wide variety of cases, including antitrust, sports, entertainment, trusts and estates, real estate, employment and discrimination matters. Mr. Robbins has successfully defended the United States national governing body of soccer against a charge of monopolization in a major anti-trust trial. The jury verdict was affirmed by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court denied certiorari.

Mr. Robbins also has tried matters where he represented NBA players and a well known sports agent. Recently, he was successful in his representation of the plaintiffs in a Title IX action involving the scheduling of girls' sports. The Second Circuit affirmed the District Court's finding that the plaintiffs' rights had been violated, and this decision is expected to have an impact on high school and collegiate sports throughout the country.