Robert E. Copps


Partner
New York, P: 212.389.5045
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Bob focuses his practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, finance and securities matters and general corporate representation.  He regularly represents public companies, private companies, private equity firms and venture capital firms in a variety of corporate and transactional matters, including merger and acquisition transactions, leveraged buyouts, venture capital financings, fund formation, fund investment and other matters.

Bob is a member of Sutherland’s Private Equity Group, a team of attorneys from the firm’s various practice areas that focuses on private equity clients and transactions.

Recent transactions on which Bob has worked include the following:


  • Representation of Forest Capital Partners in connection with the $1.6 billion acquisition of timberlands formerly owned by Boise Cascade Corporation from a private equity firm;
  • Representation of a consortium of buyers in connection with the $5 billion acquisition of timberlands formerly owned by the International Paper Company;
  • Representation of Allied Capital Corporation in connection with its leveraged acquisition of Old Orchard Brands, LLC;
  • Representation of Allied Capital Corporation in connection with more than $100 million in investments in senior debt, mezzanine finance, growth and other funds;
  • Representation of Siemens Corporation in various acquisitions and dispositions;
  • Representation of First Data Corporation in connection with its acquisition of merchant portfolios, the formation of strategic alliances, the restructuring of several strategic alliances and various other transactions;
  • Representation of Sweetwater Capital, a technology-focused venture capital firm, in connection with its investments in and financings of a number of portfolio companies; and
  • Representation of a New York-based real estate fund in its acquisition of a resort in western North Carolina.

Bob is the Chairperson of Sutherland’s New York Hiring Committee.  He also serves on the firm’s Diversity Committee, Professional Development Committee and Legal Opinion Committee.
 
Bob is a member of the New York State Bar and its Business Law Section, the State Bar of Georgia and its Business Law Section and the American Bar Association and its Business Law Section.

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Education

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1996, Member, Virginia Tax Review

B.S., with distinction, University of Virginia, 1993, Beta Gamma Sigma

Bar Admissions

Georgia, New York