Robert C. Schwenkel

Robert Schwenkel is the former global head of Fried Frank's M&A and private equity practices. He joined the Firm in 1982 and became a partner in 1989.

Mr. Schwenkel has a diverse transactional corporate practice concentrating in private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Representative clients include Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Permira Advisers LLP; KKR; Appaloosa Management LP; and Citadel Investment Group. He frequently represents private equity sponsors in "club" transactions and portfolio companies of private equity investors.

He is a frequent speaker on private equity and deal making trends at leading industry conferences and continuing education programs and is an adjunct professor at Hofstra University School of Law, where he teaches a course on private equity fund formation and transactional issues.

Mr. Schwenkel has been recognized by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Private Equity: Buyouts, as well as Legal 500 in Private Equity Buyouts (Elite Lawyer) and M&A: Mega-Deals and M&A: Large-Deals (Elite Lawyer).