About Robert Weiss

Robert Weiss is a corporate transactional lawyer who focuses his practice in the financial services sector. He regularly advises investment managers, financial institutions, investment funds, family offices and other clients on hedge fund-related matters and on financings, joint ventures, securities and acquisition transactions.

Blending of corporate transactional experience with hedge fund expertise works to a client's advantage

Bob has extensive experience and a wide knowledge of corporate, acquisition and financing matters. He regularly counsels acquirers and target companies in mergers and acquisitions, advises lenders and borrowers in corporate, bank and venture capital financing transactions, and represents clients in joint ventures, strategic alliances and limited liability company matters. He is uniquely positioned to synthesize his corporate transactional experience with his private fund expertise to a client's advantage.

Bob has lectured extensively on a variety of legal topics including private fund lending, swaps and derivatives, and limited liability companies.

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Practice Focus

  • Financial services
  • Corporate governance
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures
  • Securities
  • Corporate, limited partnerships and LLCs
  • Private funds and investment management
  • Secured financings
  • Structured products

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Education
  • Columbia Law School, JD, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • Brooklyn College, BA, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • New York
Community Involvements
  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Hedge Fund, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and Legal Opinion Committees
  • New York State Bar Association
Recognitions
Recognized or listed in the following:
  • JD Supra Reader's Choice - Top Author
    International Law, 2018−2019
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