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“I am a creative, business-oriented lawyer, who strives to educate and add value to each of my clients. Timely problem-solving is the most rewarding part of my practice. I love helping business leaders solve complex problems before they grow out of control.”

Rob Breunig is a middle market M&A and finance attorney with an emphasis on serving as strategic counsel to transportation and alcohol businesses in their transactions, corporate matters, and other legal representation needs. 

In addition to M&A, Rob’s corporate transactional representation includes business entity formations, reorganizations and related tax planning, partnership agreements and LLC operating agreements, as well as corporate governance documents, bylaws, and shareholder agreements. 

M&A in Global Trade, Transportation and Logistics

Rob serves as outside general counsel for Nashville, regional, and national transportation companies, including trucks, jets, additional motor carriers, and air carriers. He drafts and negotiates transportation agreements between air carriers, motor carriers, shippers, freight forwarders, and third-party logistics providers. He also advises aviation clients on the entire spectrum of aircraft finance corporate services, including taxation, transactional, and regulatory compliance issues.

Representative experience 

  • National motor carrier in negotiating a $225-million syndicated credit facility. 
  • Regional freight transportation and supply chain service provider in a syndicated loan towards growth and investment. 
  • Aviation, jet rental company in the business entity’s operating formation, selling off of shares, and management agreements. 
  • Trucking companies’ warehousing contracts, management services, and logistical needs, including contract drafting, review, and negotiation. 

M&A in Alcohol and Hospitality

Rob provides transactional and contractual support to alcohol manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the domestic marketplace. Rob also assists clients in buying, selling, and protecting brands. Additional services to alcohol clients include corporate formation, governance, funding, strategy, real estate development, debt and equity financing, and contracts and agreements. 

Rob consults with Adams and Reese alcohol and hospitality practice attorneys to advise clients of the numerous regulations, licenses, and laws that vary from state to state, and also works with the firm’s IP attorneys to help businesses from the onset of establishing brands and trademarks to defending against infringers, and acting as strategic counsel in brand sales or acquisitions.

Representative experience 

  • Investment partner group involved in the redevelopment of a historic property, assisting in the build-out of distillery operations, real property and hotel acquisition, and alcohol branding. 
  • Rum brand company, representing clients in the acquisition and IP transaction. 
  • Whiskey brand company in the establishment of distillery operations. 

In addition to representing their M&A and transactional needs, Rob can assist all of his clients with their labor and employment needs, ranging from executive compensation and employee benefit plans to severance, equity, and other compensation arrangements. He counsels clients on investment diversification, securities compliance, tax qualification and plan administration of qualified and non-qualified plans and association-sponsored group benefit plans. He provides technical knowledge and advice to employers, associations and trustees on all aspects of corporate and regulatory compliance, ongoing fiduciary compliance. 

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2012
  • University of San Diego School of Law, LL.M., 2013
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell, B.A., 2006

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee
  • California
  • Nevada

Court Admissions

  • United States Tax Court
  • Tennessee
  • California
  • Nevada

Acknowledgements

  • Mid-South Rising Star® (by Thomson Reuters) Employee Benefits, 2018-2021

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Conference of Freight Counsel
  • Tennessee Trucking Association
  • Association for Corporate Growth
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • California Bar Association
  • Nevada Bar Association

M&A in Global Trade, Transportation and Logistics 

  • National motor carrier in negotiating a $225-million syndicated credit facility. 
  • Regional freight transportation and supply chain service provider in a syndicated loan towards growth and investment. 
  • Aviation, jet rental company in the business entity’s operating formation, selling off of shares, and management agreements. 
  • Trucking companies’ warehousing contracts, management services, and logistical needs, including contract drafting, review, and negotiation. 

M&A in Alcohol and Hospitality 

  • Investment partner group involved in the redevelopment of a historic property, assisting in the build-out of distillery operations, real property and hotel acquisition, and alcohol branding. 
  • Rum brand company, representing clients in the acquisition and IP transaction. 
  • Whiskey brand company in the establishment of distillery operations.