Robert P. Wessely

Partner and Chair of the Corporate Practice Group

Robert P. Wessely is a partner and chair of the Corporate practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. Mr. Wessely focuses his practice on international and domestic corporate transactions, including strategic and structural advice regarding mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, financing, restructuring, cross-border trade and licensing transactions. He also advises senior international executives on their employment and compensation packages. Additionally, Mr. Wessely has substantial real estate experience, particularly for foreign investors, as well as experience in media and entertainment and related corporate and intellectual property matters.

Mr. Wessely’s practice extends to a variety of industries, ranging from financial institutions (including M&A for broker/dealers, offshore funds and other investment vehicles) to air transport, hospitality, software licensing and distribution, manufacturing, media (radio, publishing and film), cannabis, architecture and construction law, as well as oil and gas.

He has advised broker-dealers on their AI, blockchain and cryptocurrency investments, and has represented operating companies in the international distribution of cannabis products.

Mr. Wessely also represents a number of medical and cultural foundations. He previously served at the U.S. Department of State with the National Security Council Interagency Task Force on the Law of the Sea, as well as with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.

Experience

Representative Experience

Advising European, Latin American, and Asian companies on acquisitions, restructurings and divestitures of their American businesses.
Representing international companies on their U.S. distribution activities.
Advising software and other technology companies on all aspects of their corporate and intellectual property needs.
Advising hotel owners, operators, and entertainment venues on their acquisition, financing, restructuring, and operating agreements.
Advising multiple clients on the purchase and sale of broker/dealers, including related regulatory matters.
Representing European and American funds in restructuring their American, Middle Eastern, Asian and tax-advantaged jurisdiction investments.
Representing a European consortium in significant New York and Florida real estate developments.
Advising public and private U.S. and Canadian companies on their cannabis businesses.
Completing the multimillion-dollar acquisition of a working tin mine, together with exploration rights to gold and other precious metal mines in Mongolia, on behalf of a consortium of investors from Britain, Switzerland, Mongolia and the United States.
Representing fractional ownership and other airlines in joint ventures, commercial contracts and regulatory matters in Europe, the Middle East and Asia and acquiring and financing aircraft and fleets.
Restructuring a multinational logistics enterprise.
Represented a German public company in the billion-dollar+ acquisition, restructuring and multiple sales of the assets of a major entertainment company.
Representing German and Israeli technology and real property companies in U.S. acquisitions, joint ventures and financings.
Representing military contractors (including aircraft parts manufacturers) in acquisitions and divestitures.
Advising German/American automobile parts and technology companies on manufacturing joint ventures and distribution arrangements.
Advising British and American authors on intellectual property rights relating to their novels and screenplays.