Wilmington
302.425.3309
610.371.7926 fax
rls@stevenslee.com

Bob focuses his practice on corporate and business transactions, particularly the structure and use of Delaware business entities, including Delaware corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and statutory trusts. He often serves as Delaware counsel to lenders, borrowers, investors, managers, trustees and other parties in domestic and international business transactions. His practice frequently involves providing third-party legal opinions as to matters of Delaware corporate law, Delaware alternative entity law and other applicable law.

In addition to being one of the original drafters of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Bob is the immediate past chairman of the drafting committee responsible for amendments to that statute and to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act. He also is a member of the drafting committee for the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and is one of the principal drafters of the Delaware Revised Captive Insurance Company Act. In addition, he serves as a member of the legislative drafting committee of the Delaware Captive Insurance Association. Bob is a former chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Commercial Law Section, which monitors and recommends changes to Delaware’s business and commercial laws. He has frequently appeared before the Delaware Legislature to provide testimony on proposed Delaware legislation and related matters.

Bob is co-author of the law treatise Symonds and O’Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies, published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen publishers. His articles on amendments to Delaware’s corporate and alternative entity statutes and the Delaware UCC are published regularly in CSC’s Delaware Laws Governing Business Entities. He is the author of a number of publications and guides that serve as references to both business professionals and legal advisors who participate in transactions involving Delaware business entities and has spoken at numerous seminars on topics of Delaware law. While in law school, Bob served as Associate Editor and Managing Editor of The Journal of Law and Commerce.

Bob has been recognized as one of the leading corporate and M&A lawyers in Delaware by international legal research publisher Chambers & Partners.

Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D.,1985
Villanova University, B.A.,1975

Bar Admissions:
Delaware

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Selected Publications:

• Symonds and O’Toole on Delaware Limited Liability Companies, published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers.

• "Some Big, Some Small: Updates to Delaware's Alternative Entity Statutes," 2nd in 2-article series. Delaware Law Weekly, Volume 12, Number 32, August 12, 2009. Co-author.

• "Amendments to General Corporate Law: Not Just Tinkering," 1st in 2-article series.  Delaware Law Weekly, Volume 12, Number 30, August 5, 2009. Co-author.

• "Amendments to Alternative Entity Statutes Are 'Modest in Scope,'" Delaware Law Weekly, Volume 11, Number 39, September 24, 2008. Co-author.

• “Delaware - A Dynamic Choice for Insurance Securitizations,” published by the Delaware Captive Insurance Association, June 2007. Co-author.

• “Delaware’s New Captive Insurance Law,” published by the Delaware Captive Insurance Association, August 2005. Co-author.

• “Delaware: Preferred Gateway to the U.S. Marketplace,” published by Corporation Service Company, December 2004. Co-author.

• “Uses and Advantages of Delaware Statutory Trusts and Delaware Limited Liability Companies in Securitisations,” 2003 Global Securitisation and Structured Finance Guide. Reprinted June 2004. Co-author.

• “Delaware Business Trusts: The Preferred Special Purpose Vehicle for Structured Financings by Financially Healthy Businesses and Reorganizing Companies,” Securitization.net (www.securitization.net).
   

• Analysis of 2009 Amendments to Articles 1, 8 and 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code

• Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act

• Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act

• Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act

• Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act

• Analysis of 2009 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
   

• Analysis of 2008 Amendments to Articles 1, 8 and 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code
• Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
• Analysis of 2008 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
   
• Analysis of 2007 Amendments to Articles 1, 8, and 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code
• Analysis of 2007 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2007 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2007 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2007 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
   
• Analysis of 2006 Amendments to Articles 8 and 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code
• Analysis of 2006 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2006 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2006 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2006 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
• Analysis of 2006 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
   
• Analysis of 2005 Amendments to Articles 8 and 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code
• Analysis of 2005 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2005 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2005 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2005 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
• Analysis of 2005 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
   
• Analysis of 2004 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2004 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2004 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2004 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
   
• Analysis of 2003 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2003 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2003 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2003 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
   
• Analysis of 2002 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2002 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2002 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
   
• Analysis of 2001 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2001 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2001 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
   
• Analysis of 2000 Amendments to Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act
• Analysis of 2000 Amendments to the Delaware Business Trust Act
• Analysis of 2000 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 2000 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
   
• Analysis of 1999 Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
• Analysis of 1999 Amendments to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act

Professional and Civic Affiliations:
American Bar Association
Delaware State Bar Association, Corporation Law and Commercial Law Sections
Delaware Captive Insurance Association, Director