Robert F. Kennedy

Partner

Contact
F +1 212.822.5087

New York

55 Hudson Yards

New York, NY US 10001-2163

T +1 212.530.5087

F +1 212.822.5087

Robert F. (Bob) Kennedy is a partner in the New York office of Milbank and a member of the firm’s Corporate Group.

Primary Focus & Experience.

Mr. Kennedy advises public and private entities in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private equity investments, corporate governance and general corporate matters.  He has represented private equity funds and strategic buyers and sellers in leveraged recapitalizations, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, and private investments.  His practice encompasses a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, commodities, energy services, communications and healthcare-related businesses.

Mr. Kennedy has been the lead lawyer on a number of large-cap transactions, most recently a multi-stage acquisition of a steel manufacturer on behalf of a strategic buyer at an implied enterprise value of $2.2 billion, and the leveraged buyout of a manufacturing business on behalf of a private equity fund with an enterprise value of $1 billion.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Kennedy is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is regularly included in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America.

Additional Details
Education
  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
  • Amherst College, B.A.
Admissions
  • New York