Robert Scott Scott Edmonds

Background

Edmonds, Robert Scott was born on August 27, 1951 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.

Education

University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1973). Emory University (Juris Doctor, 1976). Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas F. Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1976-1977.

Career

Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Georgia, Rhode Island and United States. District Court, District of Rhode Island.

1978, New York; 1981, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York. Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas F. Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1976-1977.

Member: New York State (Member, Trusts and Estates Committee on Legislation) and American Bar Associations. (New York, N.Y. Office). Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation's oldest and largest law firms.

With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.

Achievements

• Bar: Georgia 1976, Rhode Island 1976, United States District Court (Rhode Island district) 1976, New York 1978, United States District Court (southern district) New York 1981.

Membership

Member: New York State (Member, Trusts and Estates Committee on Legislation) and American Bar Associations. (New York, N.Y. Office).