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Overview
BOB HELPS CLIENTS, BOTH PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY HELD, ACHIEVE THEIR STRATEGIC BUSINESS GOALS THROUGH MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS.
He also regularly advises clients with respect to corporate governance matters, public company disclosures, SEC compliance, and executive compensation.
Bob has served as head of the firmwide Corporate Group, as a member of the Firm's Management Committee, as head of the Firm’s Minneapolis office, and as co-chair of the Firm’s Corporate Group.
Bob is a frequent lecturer at legal seminars on topics related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and public company securities law compliance.
Experience
Client Achievements
- Land O’Lakes Acquires Vermont Creamery
- Land O’Lakes merging with United Suppliers to create stronger company
- Louisville Slugger brand to grow through historic transaction
- Greater than the sum of its parts
- Mosaic acquires fertilizer distribution business in Brazil and Paraguay
- Private equity client scores on sale of trucking firm
- Mosaic creates winning combination with purchase of phosphate business from CF Industries
Representative Work
- Food and Agribusiness
- Mining
- High tech industrial
- Retail
- Printing
- Business-to-business services
News & Resources
Articles
April 30, 2014
April 1, 2009
July 18, 2008
July 17, 2007
The Smartest Guys in the Courtroom: Lay and Skilling Face the Music
Spring 2006
News & Press Mentions
August 15, 2024
March 11, 2024
September 25, 2023
August 17, 2023
February 9, 2023
Robert A. Rosenbaum Selected by Minnesota Lawyer as POWER 30 Top M&A Attorneys for Minnesota in 2023
January 26, 2023
September 19, 2022
October 14, 2020
October 3, 2019
October 3, 2019
July 29, 2019
April 25, 2019
August 29, 2018
Events & Speaking Engagements
November 18, 2014
May 21, 2014
December 12, 2013
May 30, 2013
May 23, 2012
September 23, 2008
Dec 12, 2007
June 26, 2007 - June 26, 2007
February 24, 2006 - February 24, 2006
Industries & Practices
Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
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Explore This Practice View client achievements related to this practice View resources related to this practice- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining
- Private Equity
- Technology
Professional & Civic
Professional Achievements
- American Bar Association-Member, Business Law Section
- Minnesota State Bar Association-Member, Chapter 302A Subcommittee of Business Law Section
- Board of Directors, The Guthrie Theatre, 2002-2010, 2011 – present
- Board of Directors, The Chad Greenway “Lead the Way” Foundation, 2011 – present
- Board Member, Children’s HeartLink, 2010 - present; Board Chair since 2015
Accolades
- Named one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” (Band 1) by Chambers USA (Corporate/M&A), 2004-2024
- Named to "The Power 30: Mergers & Acquisitions" by Minnesota Lawyer, 2023
- Listed in The Legal 500 Private Practice M&A Powerlist: USA Region, 2023-2024
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America©, 2006-2025
- Named Best Lawyers© Minneapolis Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, 2013, 2018, 2020, and 2025
- Named Best Lawyers© Minneapolis Corporate Lawyer of the Year, 2014 and 2024
- Listed as a Super Lawyer by Minnesota Super Lawyers®, 2002-2024
- Named one of Minnesota Lawyer ICON Honorees, 2019
- IFLR1000 Highly Regarded – State, 2018-2021; 2023
- Recognized by Leaders in Law as “Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year in Minnesota – 2020 Global Awards”
- Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Recommended by Legal 500 in Mergers & Acquisitions, 2015 and 2019
- Recognized by Global Law Experts as “Corporate Governance Law Firm of the Year in Minnesota – 2016”
