Robert S. "Rob" Fore

Robert S. "Rob" Fore

Redwood City, CA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008
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155 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Biography

Rob Fore is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and a member of the Private Investment Funds Practice. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2007.

Mr. Fore focuses on the structuring, formation and operation of both domestic and international venture capital, buyout, funds-of-funds and other private equity funds and their management companies. He also represents investors in venture capital and buyout funds, as well as and private equity funds and venture capital funds

Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Fore was the co-head of the fund services practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Before that, he was an investment banker with the technology group of Banc of America Securities LLC.

Mr. Fore also served for nearly eight years as the general counsel to Bank of America’s world-wide private equity and venture capital businesses, where his practice focused on investments by the bank in private equity funds, direct investments in venture-backed companies, subordinated debt investments, and equity investments in foreign companies. He began his legal career at O’Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles, where he concentrated on mergers and acquisitions, securities law and general corporate matters

Goodwin

155 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Northwestern University, MBA, graduated 1999
  • University of Southern California, BS, graduated 1985

  • California, The State Bar of California
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Northwestern University, MBA, graduated 1999
  • University of Southern California, BS, graduated 1985

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, San Francisco (2022)
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, San Jose (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Technology Law

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