Background
Osborne, Robert Stephen was born on October 21, 1954 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Osborne, Robert Stephen was born on October 21, 1954 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1976. Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1979.
Associate Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, 1979-1985, partner, 1985—2002, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, 2002—2006, since 2009. Group vice president, general counsel General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 2006—2009. General counsel, Lands' End, Inc., Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 1986-1995, corporation secretary, special assistant to board directors, 1995-2002.
Adjunct professor, University Chicago Law School, since 2002.
Board directors Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Nature Conservancy of Alaska. Member American Bar Association, American Society Corporation Secretaries, International Bar Association.
Married Martha Osborne. Children: Tom, Sarah.