Robert Schaul Bio

Robert Schaul concentrates his practice on outside general counsel services, merger and acquisition transactions, and debt and equity financing matters. Partnering with privately-held companies, as start-ups or established concerns, he counsels clients on organizational and capital structure, contractual issues, and general corporate and compliance issues. Robert serves as outside counsel for entities in various industries, from internationally based technology companies to national healthcare platforms to local start-ups. He also represents high-growth clients in the technology industry on SaaS and PaaS agreements and data privacy and protection matters. Robert’s financing practice focuses on representing start-ups in obtaining financing through equity and convertible debt funding rounds, as well as representing commercial banks lending through more traditional facilities. Prior to joining the firm, Robert was a partner in the Business and Finance Group at HMB Legal Counsel, a well-established, corporate-focused law firm based in Chicago, Illinois.