Robert J. Hasday practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate and securities law. A member of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, he is a 1975 graduate of Yale Law School, a graduate of the University of Chicago, where he earned his M.B.A., and a graduate of Brandeis University.
Representative Matters
Represented Bracco S.p.A. in its acquisition of the Squibb Diagnostics Division from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Represented Rafi Khan in his proxy contest for ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Represented Comcast Corporation in its billion dollar acquisition of a Philadelphia cellular telephone system and in the related bank financing and public offering.
- Represented Stanley Stahl in his hostile acquisition of Apple Bancorp, Inc. Formulated strategy of combined proxy contest and tender offer. Profiled in The American Lawyer (November 1990) and The M&A Dealmaker (October 1990).
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Member, Partners Board, 1998-2016
- Partner in Charge, New York Office, 1994-2011 - Shea & Gould, New York, New York
- Partner, 1984-1994
- Associate, 1975-1983
Professional Activities
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Committee on Securities Regulation, 1987-1990
Honors and Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2011-2023
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Board Memberships
- Board of Directors, Apple Bank for Savings, New York, New York, 1991-present
Selected Publications
- "The Bouncing Basis Rule: A Proposed Revision of Section 334(b)," 53 Taxes 668, November 1975