Robert Gold brings nearly 30 years of sophisticated transactional experience to AEGIS Law’s Chicago office. With a practice spanning securities law, tax structuring, and M&A advisory work, Robert has worked on structuring and executing transactions for a wide variety of primarily middle-market enterprises in healthcare, technology, real estate development, manufacturing, and intellectual property.
Throughout his career, Robert has developed particular expertise in securities law, guiding both early-stage companies and established enterprises through private placement offerings and ongoing compliance requirements. His extensive work with Regulation D offerings has helped numerous companies successfully raise capital while navigating complex regulatory requirements. This securities practice complements his primary focus on tax-related issues, where he concentrates on structuring businesses and transactions utilizing partnerships and other flow-through entities. His legal practice also involves comprehensive corporate advice, including ownership-transition planning and governance, as well as the private placement and syndication of securities.
Prior to joining AEGIS, Robert held various senior positions at investment-banking and M&A advisory firms. He was a Managing Director of The Chicago Corporation and FOCUS, LLC, where he provided M&A advisory services to private and closely held middle-market companies. He was also a partner in XAltitude, LLC, which co-invests in primarily technology start-ups or sole-source government suppliers and injects new technologies while acting as an operating partner. Additionally, Robert served as Director of Legal Affairs for Ocean Tomo, LLC, an intellectual property merchant bank, where he was responsible for all legal issues facing the company.
Robert started his legal career as a partner in the tax group of Sachnoff & Weaver (now Reed Smith). He then joined Schiff, Hardin & Waite and Shefsky & Froelich before moving on to his roles in investment banking and M&A advisory. This unique combination of law firm and investment banking experience allows him to provide both sophisticated legal counsel and practical business guidance to his clients, particularly in matters involving securities regulation and capital formation.
Robert holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law. He is also a member of the Illinois Bar and holds Series 7, 89, and 63 Securities Licenses, enabling him to provide comprehensive guidance on both legal and regulatory aspects of securities transactions.
In his spare time, Robert enjoys spending time with his family and studying history.
