Robin Smith
Key details
- Job title: Vice president and general counsel
- Firm: Lego Group
- Jurisdiction: China
With over 30 years as a legal professional, Robin Smith is the vice president and general counsel at LEGO Toy in Shanghai, the Chinese subsidiary of the Danish multinational.
She oversees legal matters across China and the Asia-Pacific, including IP rights and compliance issues, and leads a team of lawyers in China, Vietnam and Singapore.
Smith was previously vice president and general counsel of the Americas, overseeing all the legal business partners for the major market areas around the world.
She was instrumental in, among other things, helping with the original launch of the toy company's official website, the opening of its Mexican manufacturing facility, the expansion of the company’s licensing portfolio, and the launch of many products over the years.
Smith was also deputy general counsel of the Americas, and corporate counsel for IP matters, handling all of the trademark, copyright, and patent law issues in the region, and all of the internet law issues for the company worldwide.
She has been involved in many major IP enforcement issues around the globe.
Smith has worked as a senior associate at the Connecticut law firm Day, Berry & Howard (now Day Pitney). She is admitted in the Connecticut state and federal courts, and the US Supreme Court.