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Robert Connolly

Rob is a partner in and leader of Levenfeld Pearlstein’s Corporate Group and has been with the firm since its inception.

Rob works with buyers, sellers, investors and operators of privately-held businesses throughout the company’s life-cycle. He helps his clients strategize, structure, negotiate, and close complex business transactions for a variety of matters across a range of industries. His clients include buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions transactions, companies undergoing meaningful growth or transition, private equity sponsors and others who buy, invest in or operate privately-held companies. He serves as “outside general counsel” for a number of his clients.

Rob’s areas of concentration include:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Strategic Planning
  • Equity Investments, Restructurings and Recapitalizations
  • Corporate Governance and Partnership/Shareholder Agreements
  • Joint Ventures, Capital Raises and Private Placements
  • Private Investment Fund Formations
  • IT Agreements (consulting, SaaS/”cloud,” managed services, outsourcing)
  • Complex Commercial Agreements

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Financial Poise Contributions

  • Purchase Agreement Essentials: Boilerplate Provisions Terminology Article published on August 12, 2025
  • Purchase Agreements, Positive Covenants, and Restrictive Covenants in M&A Transactions Article published on April 29, 2025
  • Understanding the Purchase Agreement and Risk Allocation Provisions: An Essential Overview Article published on January 3, 2025
  • Understanding the Purchase Agreement and Risk Allocation Provisions: An Essential Overview Article published on January 3, 2025
  • The Purchase Agreement Essentials: Representations and Warranties Article published on July 22, 2024
  • Purchase Agreement Essentials: Boilerplate Provisions Terminology Article published on August 15, 2023
  • The Purchase Agreement Essentials – Business Deal ‘Terms of Sale’ Article published on February 14, 2020