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Robert Kester

Partner

Goodwin

Robert Kimmitt

Senior International Counsel

WilmerHale

Robert Kindler

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Robert Klieger

Partner

Hueston Hennigan LLP

Robert Klyman

Partner; Global Co-Chair and US Co-Chair of DLA Piper's Restructuring Practice

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Robert Koenig

Robert Koenig serves as the firm’s Vice General Counsel, and advises public and private companies as well as financial institutions on corporate transactions, securities laws, and corporate governance issues. He has served as Chair of the Silicon Valley Corporate Department and as Global Co-Chair of the Public Company Representation Practice. Robert advises clients in a broad range of corporate transactions, including: Initial public offerings (IPOs) Private offerings Public equity and debt financings Mergers and acquisitions Resale transactions Special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) and deSPAC transactions He draws on three decades of experience to provide exceptionally knowledgeable advice on the obligations of issuers, major stockholders, and financial institutions under the federal securities laws, including registration, reporting, disclosure, and resale requirements. He has developed a focus on public companies active in a broad range of industries. These industries include technology, life sciences, retail, and hospitality. He also advises major Wall Street investment banks on the application of federal securities laws to their trading and other transactional activities.

Latham & Watkins

Robert Kole

Rob Kole helps domestic and foreign insurers and reinsurers to achieve successful outcomes in some of the most significant, cutting edge issues affecting them, including opioids, mass shootings, terrorism, asbestos, environmental, food contamination, oil and gas, catastrophic property damage, and catastrophe bonds. Clients value the experience he brings in providing insurance and reinsurance advice, coverage opinions, litigation representation, arbitration guidance, and appellate work. Rob has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Fifth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits as well as the Connecticut Supreme Court and the California Court of Appeals in connection with insurance and reinsurance disputes. He has successfully litigated in the trial court, and affirmed on appeal, two of the earliest opioid coverage decisions in the U.S.: Travelers v. Anda (11th Circuit) and Travelers v. Actavis (California Court of Appeals); successfully litigated an issue of first impression in the Connecticut Supreme Court regarding insurance coverage for crumbling home foundations (Karas v. Liberty Mutual; Vera v. Liberty Mutual); successfully litigated in the trial court, and affirmed on appeal, the first dispute in the U.S. concerning coverage under catastrophe bonds (Mariah Re); and successfully arbitrated dozens of reinsurance disputes on behalf of ceding companies and reinsurers A number of Rob’s clients cannot be disclosed publicly due to the confidential nature of the proceedings. However, past or current clients in public matters include Liberty Mutual, Travelers, St. Paul, Swiss Re, Hartford, and American Family Insurance. Rob is a member of Choate’s Executive Committee.

Choate, Hall & Stewart

Robert Kornhaas

Partner

Wiggin and Dana LLP

Robert Kovacev

Partner

Norton Rose Fulbright

Robert Kry

Robert Kry’s practice focuses on trial and appellate litigation. He represents clients before the United States Supreme Court, the federal courts of appeals, and other federal and state courts. His practice covers a broad array of subject matters, including sovereign immunity, arbitration, enforcement of arbitral awards, constitutional law, business litigation, securities fraud, and intellectual property.

MoloLamken LLP

Robert Kurucza

Seward & Kissel LLP

Robert L. Burns

Robert Burns, director at Richards, Layton & Finger, has litigated numerous corporate control, corporate governance, fiduciary duty, appraisal, and contractual disputes in Delaware’s state and federal courts. Focusing primarily on corporate and commercial litigation, he represents Delaware corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and their officers, directors, and managers. Very active in pro bono and civic matters, Rob has served as a child attorney, worked pro bono on the firm’s Protection from Abuse team, and received the Delaware National Guard’s Distinguished Service Medal for helping to represent two charities associated with the Delaware National Guard. PRACTICES Corporate & Chancery Litigation Mergers & Acquisitions Investigative & Demand Committees Arbitration & Mediation

Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

Robert Lack

Bob Lack has played a leading role in many of the most high-profile cases handled by Friedman Kaplan for more than three decades, and over that time has built an exceptional reputation for his insight, tenacity, and creativity. He represents investors, funds, collateral managers, servicers, counterparties, individuals, and litigation trusts and indenture trustees in complex and multidistrict commercial litigation, securities litigation, accountants’ liability cases, and bankruptcy litigation, including in jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations. Bob particularly excels when addressing issues of special complexity or difficulty, including in matters of first impression. From his work representing investment funds and financial services companies in disputes involving complex financial products such as collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities, to his work in cases seeking to claw back billions of dollars from thousands of shareholders, Bob is a formidable force when confronting the most complicated challenges. Representative Matters Representation of the Tribune Company Litigation Trust and indenture trustees for Tribune’s pre-LBO bondholders in prosecuting claims for intentional and constructive fraudulent transfer, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, and professional malpractice, among others, against Tribune's former shareholders and financial advisors arising out of Tribune’s 2007 leveraged buyout. The case was exceptionally complex, seeking to claw back billions of dollars distributed to approximately 5,000 shareholders, including mutual funds, trusts, pension plans, and individuals, in a multidistrict litigation that consolidated more than 40 separate actions brought in multiple federal and state courts throughout the country. Representation of the NWHI Litigation Trust that was established in the Nine West bankruptcy to pursue claims relating to the 2014 transaction in which Nine West’s predecessor was purchased, certain of its businesses were sold off, and its shareholders received more than $1 billion for their shares. Representation of the former general counsel of a hedge fund management company and affiliated funds in a proceeding in New York state court in which fund counterparties seek to hold the client liable for a more than billion-dollar judgment entered against the funds arising out of the 2008 financial crisis. Representation of a client, including as lead trial counsel, in a business dispute involving allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of a non-compete agreement, and trade secret violations that culminated in a seven-day arbitration hearing. Representation of a global investment manager for public pension funds in litigation in which the trustee of the bankrupt Madoff investment firm dismissed all claims against our client and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed lower courts' dismissal of claims brought by liquidators of a Madoff feeder fund. Representation of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as successor indenture trustee for $250 million of unsecured notes of Nine West Holdings, Inc. in connection with Nine West’s bankruptcy and potential claims arising out of the company's 2014 leveraged buyout and asset sales. Co-lead counsel in a contested bankruptcy confirmation hearing that led to a revised plan of reorganization that provided a greater recovery to noteholders and other unsecured creditors. Representation of the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. and its debtor affiliates in connection with his retention, the administration of the company’s liquidation, the settlement of class action securities litigation against the company, and claims against the company's insurers. Representation of entities sponsored by two major private equity firms as acquirers in litigation concerning the funding banks’ alleged breach of a contract to finance the $18 billion leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Representation of CWCapital Asset Management LLC, in its capacity as special servicer for a CMBS trust, in defense of $200 million in claims brought by the owner of a Manhattan office building. Plaintiffs’ claims, including breach of contract and tortious interference, were dismissed from the bench following oral argument and the dismissal affirmed unanimously on appeal. In one of the first cases to pursue claims against mortgage originators for breaches of representations and warranties, representation of a trust holding numerous commercial mortgages in an action against the financial institution that had sold defective loans into the trust. After a month-long bench trial in New York state court, the court found the defendants had breached representations and warranties concerning two loans. When the court then denied the trust any damages, Bob and the firm twice successfully appealed. The appellate court remanded the case for determination of damages. Following an extensive damages hearing before a Special Referee who identified substantial damages, the matter settled out of court. Representation of the Litigation Advisory Board of a hedge fund, for which Bob and the firm obtained $77 million in settlements from three major broker-dealers in a case arising out of the liquidation of complex derivative securities. Representation of institutional investors in an action against a Big Four accounting firm arising out of its audits of a bankrupt company. Conduct of an internal investigation on behalf of the Audit Committee of a NYSE-listed consumer financial services company in connection with the Committee’s review of the company’s previously issued financial statements. Submission of an expert report estimating the future legal fees and expenses in a then-pending complex litigation; the fees and expense were part of an indemnification claim in bankruptcy court. Pro bono representation of an inmate in New Jersey State Prison in bringing Section 1983 claims against doctors concerning their treatment of his medical conditions in prison.

Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP

Robert Leclerc

Partner

King & Spalding

Robert Lemons

Partner

Goodwin

Robert Leonard

Partner

Dechert

Robert Lewinson

Senior Counsel - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Robert Little

Robert B. Little is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Dallas office. He is a Global Co-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Robert Little focuses on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, joint ventures, investments in public and private entities, and commercial transactions. Also advises business organizations regarding matters such as securities law disclosure, corporate governance, and fiduciary obligations. Represents investment funds and their sponsors along with investors in such funds, as well as clients in a variety of industries, including energy, retail, technology, transportation, manufacturing, and financial services.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Robert Loper

Robert Loper concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, strategic investments, joint ventures, and general corporate and securities matters. His significant transactions include the acquisition of Safeway Inc. by Albertsons Companies, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management LP. He also advised Albertsons Companies in its acquisition from SUPERVALU of supermarkets operating under the Albertsons, Acme, Jewel, Star Markets and Shaw’s banners, as well as its purchase of United Supermarkets. Other significant transactions include Cerberus’ purchase of a controlling interest in the Chrysler automotive and auto finance businesses from Daimler AG. He has also represented U.S. investors in a large number of cross-border acquisitions of distressed assets, particularly in Europe. Bob graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College in 1985, and then went on to obtain his J.D., with honors, from University of Texas School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Texas Law Review, in 1988. He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York City Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Robert Louthian

Counsel Robert C. Louthian, III, represents exempt organizations on a wide range of tax and related issues, including determinations of exempt status, securing private letter rulings on proposed transactions, and preparing and representing clients who are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service. He works primarily with hospitals and other institutional providers, private foundations, scientific research organizations, universities, trade associations and corporate foundations. Robert has extensive experience in the formation of provider networks, integrate delivery systems, conversions of tax-exempt organizations and joint ventures with tax-exempt participants.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Robert Luke Guerra

Luke Guerra is a partner in Kirkland’s corporate group. His practice focuses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities and finance and corporate governance. Luke represents entrepreneurs, buyers, sellers and private equity funds in transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, restructurings and recapitalizations. Luke frequently represents private equity firms, including Clearlake Capital Partners, TPG, Industrial Growth Partners, Lion Capital, Lovell Minnick Partners and Shamrock Capital Advisors, and their portfolio companies in a range of complex corporate transactions across industries such as technology, manufacturing, retail, financial services, energy, health care and media and entertainment.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Robert Luskin

Robert Luskin is a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He is one of the best known and most highly-regarded litigators in Washington, D.C., concentrating in complex criminal litigation at both the trial court and appellate level. Beginning his career in government service, and having later transitioned into private practice, Mr. Luskin has represented clients in virtually every high-profile matter in Washington, D.C. over the last three decades. Mr. Luskin has special experience in cases involving allegations of official corruption. While at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), he helped supervise the ABSCAM investigation, which resulted in the conviction of several members of Congress, and thereafter represented the DOJ in hearings before Congress concerning the investigation. Since entering private practice, he has represented a Cabinet Officer and senior White House officials of both parties in criminal investigations by Independent Counsels and the DOJ, the senior staff of a U.S. Senator in the Keating Five Senate Ethics Investigation, and Members of Congress from both parties in criminal investigations. Mr. Luskin successfully represented a sitting U.S. District Judge in a criminal trial and appeal, securing the reversal of his client’s conviction before the U.S. Supreme Court and the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. More recently, he successfully represented Karl Rove in the Special Counsel investigation of a leak of the identity of a CIA officer and a member of Congress in the investigations arising out of the prosecution of lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Mr. Luskin also represented the U.S. Ambassador to the EU in recent impeachment proceedings before Congress. Mr. Luskin has devoted his attention recently to the particular challenges posed by the representation of foreign corporations and financial institutions in multi-jurisdictional, cross-border criminal investigations and has reached path-breaking agreements in these areas with the DOJ. He has special expertise in civil and criminal investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and has represented foreign corporations in three of the five largest FCPA investigations ever resolved with the DOJ and the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the Global Investigations Review, since 2008, Mr. Luskin has served as lead counsel in the second most substantial FCPA resolutions. Most recently, his role as lead counsel includes the three-country resolution for Airbus, the largest global anti-corruption resolution ever, as well as TechnipFMC, Braskem, SBM, and Alstom. From 1980 to 1982, he was Special Counsel to the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was responsible for legal and policy issues concerning the Organized Crime Strike Forces, as well as supervision and review of complex undercover operations. Mr. Luskin is a past Chairman of the Committee on RICO, Forfeitures and Alternative Remedies of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, a former President of the Harvard Law School Association of the District of Columbia, and has been a member of the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference. For two decades, he was a Lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he taught courses in advanced criminal law and labor racketeering, and is currently a member of the faculty of the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches a course in Global Anti-Corruption. He has lectured at Harvard Law School, the Sorbonne, and other universities.

Paul Hastings LLP

Robert Lystad

Partner - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Robert M. Goldstein

Founding Partner

Goldstein Law Firm