Robert A. "Bob" Singer

Bob Singer has more than 40 years of experience representing financial institutions and public companies on key legal issues, and is widely recognized as a leader in banking and finance law. He also focuses his practice in mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate finance law and family offices.

Bob spends the majority of his time representing financial institutions in multiple states on a myriad of corporate, regulatory, operational and commercial lending issues. He also advises clients on strategic and related initiatives. Additionally, Bob serves as counsel for the North Carolina Bankers Association.

He continues to be recognized by top industry publications, such as The Best Lawyers in America© and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, for his work in banking and finance law. The 2023 Chambers USA guide states that Bob is "prized for his abilities in acting for financial institutions and borrowers on lending and regulatory issues, informed by over four decades of experience in the banking and finance space."

Bob has served as the primary or review partner on more than 150 mergers and acquisitions. He represents financial institutions and public companies, and uses his more than 40 years of experience in banking, corporate and securities law to counsel clients on various types of financing transactions.

Bob has served as counsel to issuers and underwriters in public securities offerings in excess of $3 billion, and has been involved in more than 50 public offerings as primary attorney or as the firm’s securities review partner. Bob counsels publicly traded corporations on securities issues, and advises the firm’s litigation practice in securities and shareholder derivative actions, including actions against accounting firms.

Bob’s corporate practice involves a large amount of transactional work, including equity and debt offerings, private equity investments, and similar transactions. He represents public and private entities, including investment banking firms, retail chains, assisted and independent living operators, and family offices. Along with the rest of the firm’s interdisciplinary corporate team, Bob is known for his ability to solve intricate problems for clients.