Caroline M. Robert

Caroline Robert is a lead partner in DiCello Levitt’s Securities and Financial Services Litigation practice based in San Diego. Her practice is focused on representing institutional investors in complex securities litigation matters. With a history of high-stakes victories against Wall Street banks and large corporations, she has an impressive track record of success for clients impacted by financial misdeeds or securities regulations violations.

In the wake of 2008’s worldwide financial crisis, Caroline played an integral role in litigation that secured settlements on behalf of institutional investors against Wall Street banks for their part in structuring residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) that subsequently collapsed. These matters included the high-profile action brought by China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB) against Morgan Stanley to recover losses CDIB suffered as a result of its investment in the STACK 2006-1 collateralized debt obligation tied to RMBS. Caroline’s experience also includes representation of international institutional investors impacted by Volkswagen and Daimler’s defeat device emissions scandal in representative actions in Germany under the Capital Market Investors’ Model Proceeding Act (KapMuG).

Prior to joining DiCello Levitt, Caroline represented clients in complex securities litigation matters and also gained experience in real estate litigation and transactions for financial institutions and other related clients.

Committed to pro bono work, Caroline has provided legal counsel through the Immigration Legal Clinic at the University of San Diego School of Law and received honor’s recognition for her service. She has also provided pro bono service through the San Diego Legal Aid Society, which garnered her the State Bar of California’s prestigious Wiley W. Manuel Award.

Born and raised in France, Caroline is multilingual; fluent in French, English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego, where she double-majored in international relations and Spanish language and literature. Caroline earned her Juris Doctor at the University of San Diego School of Law and is admitted to practice law in California, New York, and the District of Columbia.