Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Robert A. Solomon is a business and securities lawyer who regularly provides advice to boards of directors, management and individuals on a variety of corporate, limited liability company, securities, merger and acquisition, and commercial dispute resolution matters. His practice includes the financing of domestic and international businesses through public offerings and private placements of equity or debt, representing buyers or sellers in merger and acquisition transactions, organizing domestic and international joint ventures, partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies, advising clients on compliance matters under United States securities laws, listing of  international companies on stock markets in the United States and negotiation and preparation of domestic and international joint venture, partnership, shareholder, employment, consulting, distribution, agency, sales, confidentiality, non-competition, electronic commerce and technology licensing agreements.   Over his career, Mr. Solomon has provided legal services to clients in a variety of industries, including technology, telecommunications, energy, manufacturing, software, financial services and insurance.     

Mr. Solomon is the co-author of the U.S. Securities Law Chapter of the BNA International publication on International Securities Law (1998).  He is a regular chair, speaker and moderator on corporate, transactional and commercial dispute resolution matters. 

Mr. Solomon is an active participant in the International Business Law Consortium (Salzburg, Austria), a group of approximately 92 law firms located around the world and Interlegal (The Hague, Netherlands), a group of approximately 38 law firms located around the world.  By participating in these legal groups, Mr. Solomon can assist clients with their international legal needs. 

He is a member of the American Bar Association and a member of the ABA Committee on Corporate Governance as well as the subcommittees on International Developments in Corporate Governance and on Corporate Governance Guidelines. He is also a member of the International Bar Association, Section on Business Law.   He is an Honorary Fellow of the Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg, Austria) and a member of the Congress of Fellows.  

Mr. Solomon received his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1982) and his undergraduate degree from Queens College, CUNY (B.A., 1979, Honors in History).  Mr. Solomon is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Colorado.

Areas of Practice

• Business Law
• International Law
• Corporate Law
• Limited Liability Company Law
• Securities Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Litigation

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Transactions, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Shareholders' Rights, International Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law, Private Placements, Public Offerings, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Regulation

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1995
• Colorado, 1982
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• International Bar Association

Education

• Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1982
  J.D.
• Queens College of the City University of New York, New York, New York, United States, 1979
  B.A.
  Honors: History

Address

40 Wall Street, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10005

Phones

(212) 267-7600

Faxes

(212) 267-2030

Emails

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Websites

http://www.solpearl.com