Robert Wolfson is a shareholder at Bean, Kinney & Korman focusing his practice on corporate and business law. He regularly serves as outside general counsel to small and mid-sized businesses across a variety of industries and handles all aspects of the business entity life cycle including initial formation and governance, the preparation and negotiation of service agreements and commercial contracts, and founder/owner exit. He also represents his business clients on a wide variety of employment matters, including the defense of employee claims (such as discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage-hour claims), as well as the drafting and enforcement of employment agreements, handbooks, and other employment policy documents.
Bob assists clients with merger, acquisition, and disposition transactions for both buyers and sellers of businesses across multiple industries. For his individual and business-owner clients, he regularly assists with estate and succession planning. Bob also handles litigation matters in the areas of trusts and estates, bankruptcy, and asset recovery.
Prior to joining BKK, Bob was a managing attorney and senior counsel at firms in Northern Virginia and before that served as law clerk to the Honorable Gerald I. Fisher and to the Counsel to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Beyond the Suit
Outside of the office, Bob enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, playing golf, testing his knowledge at games of trivia, and being perennially disappointed by the Philadelphia sports teams.
Education
The George Washington University Law School, J.D. 2013, with honors
Georgetown University, B.A., 2009, magna cum laude
Experience
Formation and governance of clean energy consultancy
Merger, reorganization, and fundraise by international pickleball equipment manufacturer
Sale of commercial cleaning company
Acquisition of self-storage entity by private purchaser
Resolution of trust and will dispute involving local and international assets
Bar and Court Admissions
Virginia, 2013
Supreme Court of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Education
The George Washington University Law School, J.D. 2013, with honors
Georgetown University, B.A., 2009, magna cum laude
Clerkships
Law clerk to the Honorable Gerald I. Fisher, D.C. Superior Court
Awards and Honors
Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Star in Bankruptcy, 2022 – 2023
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, Rising Star in Bankruptcy, 2022 – 2023