Eliot Robinson concentrates in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, general securities law and related subject areas. Additionally, he counsels boards of directors and special board committees in connection with significant corporate transactions and fiduciary issues.
Mr. Robinson has experience with acquisitions, dispositions and corporate governance and as an advisor to boards of directors regarding takeover defenses. In addition, his practice includes public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, as well as ongoing compliance issues under the federal securities laws.
Mr. Robinson has represented clients in a variety of industries, including health care, real estate investment trusts (REITs), manufacturing and telecommunications. Mr. Robinson's experience includes spin-offs, recapitalizations and both friendly and unsolicited takeover offers. Mr. Robinson is frequently on the faculty of the Directors College co-sponsored by the National Association of Corporate Directors and the University of Georgia Terry College of Business. He also taught securities regulation as an Adjunct Professor at Georgia State University Law School and published an article discussing Georgia's anti-takeover laws.
Mr. Robinson was named as a Georgia Super Lawyer in 2008 and is a former chair of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Business and Finance Section.
Professional Affiliations
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American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, Task Force on Model Public Company Merger Agreement
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Atlanta Bar Association, Business and Finance Section Board of Directors
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State Bar of Georgia, Corporate and Banking Section
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Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Bar Association Representative
Civic Involvement and Distinctions