Primary Job Title Partner Primary Organization Sidley Austin
Location Palo Alto, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast Gender Male
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Robert Carlson is a partner in Sidley’s Palo Alto office where he focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, representing corporations as well as private equity and venture capital funds.
Rob’s practice also includes representation of private equity
fund sponsors and investors in connection with the formation and operation of private equity funds, and representation of issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. He also counsels boards of directors and committees on corporate governance matters. His industry focus includes working with companies and investors in the medical device, biotechnology, software, e-commerce, payments, telecommunications and gaming industries.
Rob has been featured in Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law (2016), Northern California Super Lawyer (2016) and in Who's Who Legal for Mergers and Acquisitions (2016). He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Berkeley.
