Robert L. Johnson

Robert L. Johnson

Newark, NJ recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026
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58 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Biography

Mr. Johnson relies on his corporate training and experience to inform his comprehensive corporate practice, which features a strong focus on mergers and acquisitions. Helping business clients expand their markets and establish significant presence throughout the region, Mr. Johnson represents public and private companies, commercial banks, and governmental agencies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchase transactions, securities regulations, corporate governance matters, credit facilities, public finance, contract drafting, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. He also has represented clients in negotiations with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for specific exemptions and obtaining certain licenses.

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58 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Rice University, B.A., graduated 1999
  • Seton Hall University, J.D., graduated 2007

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2023
  • New York, New York State Bar Association, 2008
  • New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2007

  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, 2025-2026
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Committee Member, Banking Law Section
  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Garden State Bar Foundation - Trustee
  • New Jersey Economic Development Authority - Member, Diversity Finance Advisory Board
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2023
  • New York, New York State Bar Association, 2008
  • New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2007
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, 2025-2026
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Committee Member, Banking Law Section
  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Garden State Bar Foundation - Trustee
  • New Jersey Economic Development Authority - Member, Diversity Finance Advisory Board
  • Rice University, B.A., graduated 1999
  • Seton Hall University, J.D., graduated 2007

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
Awards:
  • Recipient, Mel Narol Award, presented by NJSBA, 2025

  • Included on the NJBIZ Leaders in Law” List, 2024

  • Recipient, Black Leadership Award, presented by Profiles in Diversity Journal, 2023

  • Included on various ROI-NJ “Influencers” lists, 2020 – 2024

  • Recipient, “WOCCON Volunteer of the Year” by the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), 2022

  • Recipient, “Exemplary Service Award,” presented by Seton Hall University School of Law, 2022

  • Included on the New Jersey Law JournalDiverse Attorneys of the Year” list, 2021

  • Recipient, “Volunteer of the Year Award,” presented by the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), 2021

  • Recipient, “Oliver Randolph Award,” presented by the Garden State Bar Association, 2020

  • Included on the inaugural Profiles in Diversity JournalBlack Leaders Worth Watching” list, 2020

  • Included on the New Jersey Law JournalNew Leaders of the Bar” list, 2014

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