Nixon Peabody LLP

Partner / Practice Group Co-leader, Global Finance

Partner

Rob Drobnak has significant experience in the structuring, negotiating, and documentation of credit facilities for acquisitions, working capital, and other general corporate purposes. Rob’s strong acumen around the entire life-cycles of finance transactions, including the negotiation, structuring, and documentation of deals from inception to close, during growth and workout phases and in sale, foreclosure, and other exit scenarios, helps clients to successfully navigate unexpected obstacles and achieve their goals. Rob also represents borrowers, lenders, and investors in out-of-court workouts, restructurings, debtor-in-possession financings, and distressed investments regardless of involvement in the original transaction.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Commercial Finance Association
Turnaround Management Association, Chicago/Midwest Chapter

Bradley University, B.S., Finance, summa cum laude
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., Articles Editor, Journal of International Economic Law

• Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 in the field of Banking and Finance Law. He has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2021.
• Illinois Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in Banking Law, 2009-2011