Robert W. Edler

I have practiced law in Chicago for 46 years and have represented clients with&nbsp;a wide variety of business problems. When my clients need help in areas in which I do not practice, I am able to refer them to lawyers who meet their needs.&nbsp;I believe in maintaining the highest ethical standards,&nbsp;which&nbsp;includes&nbsp;giving excellent value to my clients for the fees they pay me. I enjoy the practice of law for the intellectual stimulation it provides and for the ability to help clients solve their problems.<br/><br/>Corporate and business law; securities law and corporate finance law; mergers and acquisitions law; buying and selling businesses; partnership and limited liability company (LLC) law; arbitration; liability of broker-dealers for sale of unsuitable securities.<br/><br/>Degrees:&nbsp;Stanford Univ. (LL.B);&nbsp;Univ. of Chicago (M.A.&nbsp;in English History); DePauw&nbsp;and Durham Univs. (B.A.);&nbsp;Phi Beta Kappa; American, IL and Chicago Bar Assns; Fellow, IL Bar Foundation; Director, Foundation for the Development of the Retarded;&nbsp;Visiting Professor of Business Law (Czech Republic, 2010); Former Chair, C.B.A. Securities Law Committee; Selected by members of the Illinois Bar Association as a "Leading Illinois Attorney"; author of various articles and speaker at various seminars..