Bio

Robert Rachofsky is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department. He advises on mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies, private equity and other corporate transactions, as well as public and private offerings of securities, securities disclosure and corporate governance matters generally. In 2020, The American Lawyer named Bob a ‘Dealmaker of the Year’ for his role representing FIS in its $42 billion merger with Worldpay, Inc., the largest fintech deal ever. Bob was also recognized by The Deal as a finalist for Financial Services Dealmaker of the Year for his role in FIS/Worldpay, among other matters. He has been recognized by Who's Who Legal and Super Lawyers as a leading practitioner. A senior member of Willkie's Chambers-ranked Band 1 Insurance Transactional practice, Bob also serves as an adjunct professor of corporate law at Fordham Law School in NYC, teaching M&A and other transactions.