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Education

  • J.D., Columbia Law School, 1982
  • B.A., University of Michigan, 1979
    magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

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  • New York
 
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Lawyers: Biography

Robert B. Schumer
Partner
September 1, 2010 Lightstone Group Completes $2.3 Billion Disposition of Prime Outlets
August 20, 2010 Agrium Enters into Definitive Agreement To Acquire AWB for A$1.2 Billion
May 25, 2010 Oak Hill Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of ViaWest, Inc.
April 15, 2010 Paul, Weiss Recognized in The American Lawyer
March 3, 2010 Elliott Associates Offers to Buy Novell for $1.8 Billion
February 18, 2010 Walgreens To Acquire Duane Reade Drugstore Chain for $1.075 Billion
December 14, 2009 Bob Schumer Recognized in Variety's "Dealmakers Impact Report"
December 8, 2009 Simon Property Group To Purchase Prime Outlets for $2.3 Billion
October 19, 2009 Agrium Announces Agreement To Sell Portion of Carseland Nitrogen Facility to Terra Industries to Facilitate CF Acquisition
October 15, 2009 Elliott Associates and Symphony Technology Complete Acquisition of MSC.Software
July 28, 2009 Bob Schumer Named a "Power Lawyer" by The Hollywood Reporter
May 18, 2009 Paul, Weiss Advises Time Warner Inc. on Completion of Six Flags Financing Deal
April 28, 2009 Paul, Weiss Advises Endeavor in Merger with William Morris to Create WME Entertainment
March 17, 2009 Paul, Weiss Advises Time Warner Cable in Spin-Off From Time Warner Inc.
February 25, 2009 Agrium Announces Offer to Acquire CF Industries for US$72.00 Per Share in Cash and Stock Totaling Approximately $3.6 Billion
October 30, 2008 Warner Music Closes Sale of Shares of Front Line Management Group
October 16, 2008 Greenfield Online, Inc. Acquired by Microsoft Corporation
October 3, 2008 Elliott Associates Offers to Acquire Epicor Software Corp. for Approximately $565 Million
August 29, 2008 Greenfield Online Agrees to be Acquired by Microsoft
June 3, 2008 Paul, Weiss's Representation of Agrium Noted in The American Lawyer
05/21/2008 Time Warner and Time Warner Cable Agree to Separation
05/08/2008 Sprint and Clearwire Combine WiMax Businesses; Time Warner Cable and Others Invest $3.2 Billion
05/05/2008 Agrium Announces Completion of Cross-Border Tender Offer to Acquire UAP
05/01/2008 Francisco Partners Agrees to Sell Metrologic Instruments to Honeywell International for $720 Million
04/28/2008 Affiliate of Elliott Associates Terminates Offer to Purchase Outstanding Shares of Packeteer; Blue Coat Agrees to Acquire the Company
04/25/2008 Harbinger Capital Partners Announces Nominees Elected to Media General Board of Directors
03/18/2008 HLTH Corp.-General Atlantic and JBS-Continental Grain Transactions Noted in "Deal Diary"
03/17/2008 Harbinger Capital Partners and Firebrand Partners Settle New York Times Proxy Contest
03/05/2008 Smithfield Foods to Sell Smithfield Beef Group to JBS S.A. for $565 Million
02/11/2008 James Schwab Featured in "Deal Diary" Section of The Deal
12/20/2007 Agrium Announces Closing of Common Share Offering
12/04/2007 Agrium Enters Agreement to Acquire UAP for Approximately $2.65 Billion
04/09/2007 Farallon Enters Into Definitive Transaction Agreement With Affordable Residential Communities
03/29/2007 Airgas Acquires Packaged Gas Business From Linde AG
 
02/23/2007 Lazard Represents Bairnco in Merger With Steel Partners
02/08/2007 Harbinger Capital Signs Definitive Merger Agreement With Salton
02/05/2007 Farallon Capital Management Makes Offer to Acquire Mills Corporation
01/03/2007 General Atlantic Makes Bid for EGL Inc.
01/03/2007 Time Warner Cable Completes Distribution of Assets With Comcast
12/11/2006 Paul, Weiss Represents Delta Air's Bondholders; May Influence US Air Takeover Bid
11/29/2006 Airgas Acquires Bulk Gas Business From Linde AG
10/20/2006 Harbinger Signs Definitive Merger Agreement With Applica
9/19/2006 Smithfield Foods to Acquire Premium Standard Farms
9/15/2006 Harbinger Capital Partners Offers to Acquire Applica
8/1/2006 Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. Complete Acquisition of Adelphia Communications Corp.
5/8/2006 Paul, Weiss Represents Teck Cominco in Its Cdn$17.8 Billion Unsolicited Takeover Bid for Inco Limited
3/1/2006 The American Lawyer Names Bob Schumer Among Its Dealmakers of the Year
11/18/2005 Liz Claiborne Offers to Acquire J. Jill
10/24/2005 The Weinstein Company Completes $490 Million Private Placement of Equity
10/15/2005 ntl Inc. Acquires Telewest Global Creating U.K.'s Second Largest Communications Company
6/14/2005 Paul, Weiss Represents Wyndham in $3.24 Billion Transaction
6/14/2005 Paul, Weiss Represents Unifi in Joint Venture
5/20/2005 Paul, Weiss Represents Harvey and Bob Weinstein in New Media Venture
4/21/2005 Paul, Weiss Represents Time Warner in Acquisition of Adelphia Communications Corp.
4/15/2005 Paul, Weiss Represents Special Committee of Board of Directors in Wyndham Recapitalization
2/2/2004 Paul, Weiss Noted as Counsel to Thomson Corporation
1/28/2004 Paul, Weiss Client Airgas to Buy Unit of BOC Group
1/16/2004 Paul, Weiss Noted as Counsel to Oak Hill Capital Partners LP in Acquisition of Duane Reade Inc
9/11/2003 Paul, Weiss Noted for Role in £14 Billion Bidding War
1/8/2003 Robert B. Schumer Noted as One of the Go-to Lawyers for Media Companies in Big Transactions
1/2/2003 Paul, Weiss Recognized for Representing Alberta Energy Company in its Merger with PanCanadian Energy in 2002
11/6/2002 Robert B. Schumer Highlighted in Article Entitled, "AOL Time Warner's Man of the Decade"
11/4/2002 Paul, Weiss Noted as Legal Counsel to AOL Time Warner Inc. in its Restructuring of Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP.
8/29/2002 Paul, Weiss Noted as Legal Counsel to AOL Time Warner Inc. in Deal with AT&T Corporation and Comcast Corporation to Restructure Time Warner Entertainment
8/22/2002 Paul, Weiss Recognized as Legal Advisor to AOL Time Warner in the Agreement Reached With AT&T Corporation and Comcast Corporation to Restructure Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
6/7/2002 Paul, Weiss Noted in The American Lawyer for Representation of Alberta Energy Company in Merger With PanCanadian Energy
1/31/2002 Paul, Weiss' Representation of Alberta Energy Corp.'s Merger With PanCanadian Energy Discussed in New York Law Journal
12/4/2001 Acquisition of Telemundo Communications Group Inc. by NBC Listed in December's "Big Deals" Column
10/11/2001 Paul, Weiss Represents Telemundo Communications in $1.98 Billion Aquisition by NBC