Robert J. Gillispie

Representative Client Work

• Represented finance subsidiary of a utility company, as equity investor, in connection with a sale/leaseback of a 440 MW electric generating facility
• Represented bank subsidiary, as equity investor, in connection with a sale/leaseback of a passenger rail infrastructure system
• Represented bank subsidiary, as equity investor, in connection with a sale/leaseback of a wastewater collection and transportation system

Bar & Court Admissions

• New York, 1969
• Supreme Court of the United States

Publications

• Bay State's Big Selloff, The Boston Globe (July 27, 2007)
• "Using your Assets," American City & Country (April 2007)
• "Leveraged Leasing," Equipment Leasing, (2003)
• "When is a Lease a Lease," Chadbourne & Parke Project Finance NewsWire (2004)

Client Advisories

• 2009 Stimulus Act Expands Tax Benefits for Alternative Energy Projects
• Bailout Legislation Includes Important Energy-Related Tax Provisions

Teaching & Speaking Engagements

• "Outlook and Opportunities in Energy," ELA, Large Ticket Conference (2006)
• "Leasing Due Diligence Questionnaire," ELA, Large Ticket Conference (2004)
• "Equipment Leasing and Project Finance," A.L.I. - A.B.A. (1990 and 1992-1995)
• "Aircraft Value Maintenance and Enhancement," Institute for International Research (1992)
• "Maximizing Opportunities for FSC Expert Leasing in the '90's," FSC Leasing Conference (1991)
• "Equipment Leasing and Project Finance," A.L.I.-A.B.A. (1990 and 1992-1995)
• Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University, 1972-1976

Awards & Honors

• New York Super Lawyers (2006)
• Best Lawyers in America (2009-2011)

Professional & Civic Activities

• New York Bar Association

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, Catholic University Columbus School of Law, 1968 (Editor-in-Chief for the Catholic University Law Review from 1967-1968)
• B.E.E., Catholic University, 1965