Robert J Lewis

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BOB LEWIS is a partner in Sidley’s Global Finance practice and is the former head of its Chicago Global Finance group. Bob focuses his practice on representing clients in the global financial services industry. Bob assists with structuring, negotiating and administering syndicated financings, structured finance transactions, corporate restructurings and workouts in a variety of industries and sectors. He has addressed a wide range of legal issues in his practice, including those pertaining to commercial finance, bankruptcy and tax and corporate, trust and securities laws. Strong leadership in advising clients has earned Bob numerous acknowledgements. Bob has been recognized by Chambers USA in the area of Banking and Finance (2016–2023). Bob was inducted into the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers in 2024. Bob was part of a team of Sidley lawyers that took first prize in the Global M&A Deal of the Year, Japan (Outbound) category for Sidley’s representation of Beam Inc. in the $16 billion acquisition of Beam by Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan.