Robert A. Profusek (Bob)

Partner

Bob Profusek is an advisor to substantial businesses, focusing on M&A/takeovers, restructurings, buyouts, and corporate governance matters, including executive compensation. He chairs the Firm's M&A Practice.

Representative M&A transactions include: Nextel Communications' merger-of-equals with Sprint; Ernst & Young's merger of its consulting business with Cap Gemini; numerous transactions for Wasserstein & Co., including its acquisitions of The American Lawyer, New York Law Journal, and New York Magazine; and numerous transactions for WL Ross & Co., including the acquisition and IPO of International Coal Group, the merger of International Steel Group and Mittal Steel, and its build-ups in automotive components, textiles, and mortgage servicing.

Other companies with which Bob has worked on substantial matters include Blackstone Group, Disney, Dole Foods, Goldman Sachs, Goode Partners, Harman International, Hewitt Associates, Hunt Petroleum, Lazard, Louisiana-Pacific, Macy's, Omnicom, Oryx Energy, PepsiCo., Procter & Gamble, RadioShack, Ryder System, and Trammell Crow.

Bob is a member of the boards of directors of two NYSE-listed companies. He has been featured in The American Lawyer's monthly "Dealmaker" column on several occasions and is included in Chambers USA, the International Who's Who of M&A Lawyers, Who's Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, and The Best Lawyers in New York. He also is a frequent speaker regarding corporate takeovers and corporate governance, has authored or coauthored numerous articles, has testified before Congress and the SEC about takeover and compensation-related matters, and is a regular guest commentator on CNBC, CNN, Fox, and Bloomberg TV.