Robert B. Fleming Jr.
Retired Partner
Admissions
- New York
Clerkships
- U.S. Federal District Chief Judge John T. Curtin (1978-80)
Education
Cornell University, B.A.
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Bob concentrates his practice in domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures; antitrust, regulatory, and product distribution matters; and director, stockholder, and other corporate matters. Bob has represented clients in a broad range of manufacturing, life sciences, and service industries and is one of our most experienced corporate lawyers. He serves as a director of a number of companies and nonprofit organizations.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Antitrust Law and Corporate Law) 1995 - 2024
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Corporate, M&A and Securities Law) 1995 - 2022
- Best Lawyers Buffalo Corporate Lawyer of the Year 2009
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2007
- Former senior editor, Buffalo Law Review
Experience
- $275 Million Manufacturing Company Merger
- $300 Million Joint Venture in Heat Transfer Industry
- $750 Million Acquisition of HVAC Company
- 155-Store Supermarket Chain Purchased by Senior Management
- Acquisition on Behalf of France-Based Automotive Parts Manufacturer
- Cegedim SA Represented by Hodgson Russ in Its Acquisition of Dendrite International, Inc.
- Convertible Subordinated Notes Exchange for Medical Device Company
- Criminal Price Fixing Investigation and Follow-Up Class Actions
- Department of Justice Antitrust Investigation Relating to Acquisition of European Chemical Manufacturing Plant
- Formation of R&D Incubator Division for Medical Device Manufacturer
- Multi-Transaction Roll Up of Retail Stores and IPO
- Multiparty Merger of Western New York Hospital Group
- Representation of Integer Holdings Corporation in $1.7 Billion Acquisition
- Special Counsel to Board of Directors
- $150 Million Merger and Tender Offer for Medical Device Manufacturer
In the News
- August 28, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- Buffalo Law Journal, December 14, 2009
- April 8, 2009
- Buffalo Law Journal, December 8, 2008
- Buffalo Law Journal, April 3, 2008
Press Releases
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- August 2013
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Antitrust,Trade Regulation & Anticorruption Alert, January 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Antitrust, Trade Regulation & Anticorruption Alert, July 16, 2019
- Corporate & Business Law Alert, January 22, 2016
- Corporate & Business Law Alert, January 16, 2015
- JD Supra, January 21, 2014
- January 14, 2013
- Corporate & Securities Alert, January 27, 2012
- Corporate & Securities Alert, January 6, 2012
- Corporate & Securities Alert, July 19, 2011
- January 24, 2011
- November 9, 2010
- November 5, 2010
- October 6, 2010
- August 27, 2010
- Life Sciences Alert, July 29, 2010
- February 3, 2009
- Life Sciences Alert, January 29, 2009
- February 26, 2008
- January 27, 2006
Presentations & Events
- Buffalo, NY, June 15, 2011
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association Business Law Section, Negotiated Acquisitions Committee & Antitrust Section, and Health Care Committee
- New York State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County
Community & Pro Bono
- Founder, director, and corporate secretary, Buffalo Public Schools Foundation
- Director, Center for Experimental Photography Art, Inc. (CEPA)
- Founder and director emeritus, City Honors School Foundation