Robert Lemons > Goodwin > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Goodwin Offices
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NEW YORK NY 10018
NEW YORK
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Robert Lemons
Position
Partner
Career
Rob Lemons is a partner in Goodwin’s Financial Restructuring group, where he represents debtors, creditors, acquirers, and other participants in in- and out-of-court reorganizations.
Rob’s creditor representations include ad hoc groups of secured lenders, DIP lenders, master lessors, customers, and joint venture counterparties in chapter 11 cases and out-of-court workouts. He also represents sponsors and asset acquirers. Rob’s debtor representations include a variety of in-court and out-of-court restructurings of public and private companies. He also has experience advising bank holding companies in formulating resolution plans required under the Dodd-Frank Act, developing litigation strategies using bankruptcy law, and advising on resiliency planning for multi-jurisdictional regulated entities.
Rob has represented clients in a variety of industries including senior living, financial institutions, software, entertainment, healthcare, aircraft leasing, pharmaceuticals, automotive, energy, aluminum/steel, and shipping.
Education
JD, 1999
New York University School of Law
BA, 1995
Princeton University
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
Goodwin has significantly expanded its financial restructuring team in recent times, building on its considerable experience in out-of-court restructurings and formal bankruptcies. The firm has worked on a series of Chapter 11 cases and other out-of-court restructurings for a number of debtors, creditors and other stakeholders. It has a significant presence in insolvency-related litigation, including fraudulent transfer litigation, lender liability claims and mass tort bankruptcy cases. Michael Goldstein is chair of the financial restructuring group and has more than 35 years’ experience in the field. Howard Steel is another experienced figure with an impressive background in representing creditors’ committees, lenders and indenture trustees, among others. Robert Lemons is another key partner, having joined the firm in 2023. All named individuals are based in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Finance > Commercial lending
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation