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K&L Gates Offices

K&L Gates Center
210 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Robert Zinn

Career
Bob Zinn is a strategic legal advisor and for nearly 20 years was Corporate Practice Leader at K&L Gates. He provides transactional and interdisciplinary advice on important business challenges and opportunities, including M&A, restructuring (typically out of court), corporate finance (including strategic and venture capital investments, debt financings and public offerings), and corporate governance and commercial matters. Mr. Zinn’s practice is global and includes private as well as public middle market and large companies, start-ups and other emerging growth companies, and financial advisors and private equity and other investors. Industries served include Fintech, financial services, manufacturing and industrials, technology, metals and mining, healthcare, and events. Mr. Zinn has been recognized as a leading corporate lawyer in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring and FinTech by peer ranking organizations including Chambers, Legal 500, and Best Lawyers in America.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
(Hall of Fame)Reputed for its ‘deep industry knowledge’, K&L Gates operates across the life sciences, healthcare, and energy industries, and displays both corporate and transactional strengths, advising clients on M&A and private equity transactions. Rick Giovannelli leads the department and is ably supported by the ‘terrific’ New York-based Robert Zinn, who has ample experience in strategic and venture capital investments, corporate governance, and financial restructuring. Kevin Stichter’s scope of work includes cross-border M&A and related tax and regulatory concerns, while Leah Baucom covers spin-offs, joint ventures, and public and private divestitures. New York-based Calvina Bostick advises on public and private M&A in the fashion and medical healthcare sectors, whereas Seattle lawyer Jessica Pearlman represents emerging and established companies within the AI and data security fields on corporate and securities matters. The ‘responsive, reliable, and personable’ David Edgar operates out of Pittsburgh, and advises boards of directors and special committees on leveraged buyouts and activist planning and defense. Unless otherwise mentioned, all named lawyers are based in Charlotte.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
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Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Government > Government relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Healthcare > Life sciences