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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10104 - 3300
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Corporate Transactions

Position

Partner – Corporate and Finance Transactions

Career

Bob Newmark concentrates his practice in the areas of business and transactional counseling. Mr. Newmark has experience representing primarily closely held businesses and their owners in a range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, general commercial counseling, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and cross-border structuring.  He also counsels business owners and their families on business succession and estate planning, employing highly sophisticated techniques and concepts.  Clients include investment partnerships, private equity firms and financial institutions, and he has considerable experience representing portfolio companies of these firms.  He counsels companies in a number of industries, including food and beverage, finance, manufacturing, retail/luxury, and infrastructure.

Mr. Newmark previously served as Managing Partner of the Firm’s St. Louis office from 2011 to 2021, and has held a number of firmwide roles including strategic planning and merger integration. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Newmark was a management consultant with Mercer Management Consulting (n/k/a/ Oliver Wyman) in Washington, D.C.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS

  • The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; M&A Law (2015-2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America, M&A Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2020, 2023)
  • Royal Vagabonds Leadership Award, 2015
  • Washington University Distinguished Young Alumni Award, 2010
  • NCCJ – St Louis, Brotherhood-Sisterhood Award, 2012
  • St Louis Regional Business Council, Member 2012-present
  • American Jewish Committee, National Board of Governors 2005 – present; currently National Chair of Regional Offices
  • St. Louis Public Schools Foundation, Board Member 2010-2022; Vice-Chair 2012-2022
  • Concordance, Board Member 2019 to present
  • NCCJ – St. Louis, Board Member 1998-2008; Board Chair 2005-2015
  • Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Board Member 2014-present; currently Board Chair
  • Princeton Club of St Louis, Board Member 2002-present; President 2005-2007
  • International Model United Nations Association, Board Chair 1990-1992