Robert S. Insolia

Rob Insolia serves as Chair of Goodwin, a leading global firm with 1,800 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia. As Chair, Mr. Insolia is responsible for Goodwin’s overall strategy, client relations, and external communications. He chairs the firm’s Executive Committee and is a member of its Management Committee. Prior to becoming Chair, Mr. Insolia served as Goodwin’s Managing Partner for eight years. He is a founding partner and former chair of Goodwin’s New York office.

Mr. Insolia is a partner in Goodwin’s internationally recognized Real Estate Industry group, and former co-chair of its Real Estate Private Investment Funds practice. He represents and advises clients involved in the capitalization of real estate through public and private capital markets. He assists with the formation of domestic and international private equity and real estate funds, REIT IPOs and follow-on public offerings, the formation and capitalization of investment managers and finance companies, mergers and acquisitions of real estate operating companies, and the purchase, sale, financing, and restructuring of real estate and real estate-related assets.

Mr. Insolia has represented numerous real estate investment managers in strategic transactions such as sponsoring commingled real estate funds and acquiring or selling real estate operating companies or investment managers. He also has represented investment banks, insurance companies and commercial banks, as well as issuers, underwriters, joint ventures, REITs, partnerships, other public and private real estate operating companies and investors in capital markets real estate transactions.