Robert Newmark concentrates his practice in the areas of business and transactional counseling. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, general commercial counseling, joint ventures and strategic alliances, private offerings of securities and other issues arising under federal and state securities laws. Mr. Newmark has experience representing public companies, closely held businesses, venture capital firms, investment partnerships and financial institutions, and has considerable experience representing portfolio companies of venture capital and buyout firms. He counsels companies in a number of industries, including manufacturing, finance, nutritional supplements, retail/luxury and telecommunications.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Newmark was a management consultant with Mercer Management Consulting in Washington, D.C., where he advised Fortune 200 companies on business strategy issues. He also was an associate with another law firm in St. Louis, Mo.