PLG Welcomes Robin Powers

PLG welcomes our newest Partner, Robin Powers, to our Financial Services Group in the New York office.

Robin Powers brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, offering seasoned guidance to buy-side firms and market participants navigating complex financial products. Her expertise spans a broad spectrum of transactions, including cleared and over-the-counter swaps, equity, fixed-income, and foreign exchange derivatives, and specialized instruments including total return swaps, weather derivatives, structured products, securitizations, and other bespoke transactions. Robin is a trusted advisor, helping her clients strategize their transactions while ensuring compliance with U.S. and foreign securities and commodities regulations.

Robin’s extensive background includes negotiating and drafting key agreements like ISDA master agreements, repurchase agreements, collateral and credit support documentation, and securities lending agreements. She also represents investment funds and asset managers in their dealings with service providers—negotiating with prime brokers, administrators, auditors, and electronic trading platforms. Known for her practical, business-driven approach, she excels at balancing regulatory requirements with her clients’ commercial objectives, ensuring they achieve their business goals while mitigating risk.

Her deep experience working with institutional investors, fund managers, and a diverse range of buy-side clients gives Robin a unique vantage point on emerging market trends. She delivers tailored, strategic counsel designed to meet her clients’ specific goals, all with an emphasis on efficiency, precision, and solutions that work in today’s dynamic financial landscape.

Prior to joining PLG, Robin was a Partner with Rimôn P.C. She received her J.D. from Fordham University, her M.B.A from New York University, and her B.A. from Queens College, CUNY.