Robert is a leading United States capital markets and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyer in Australia. He specialises in US debt and equity offerings, including initial public offerings, and cross-border M&A. He was the Global Co-Leader of Sidley Austin LLP’s capital markets practice from 2010 until 2023 and the Managing Partner of the Sydney practice from 2007 until 2020.
Prior to this, he was partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He began his career as a litigation lawyer at Skadden in New York and then Sydney.