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B. Robbins
Kiessling
Retired Partner, Corporate
B. Robbins Kiessling retired from Cravath’s Corporate Department in December 2015. He most recently served as the Chair of its Financial Institutions practice. His practice encompassed a broad range of finance, banking, financial institution and related matters, including mergers and acquisitions, syndicated bank financings, leveraged finance, work‑outs and restructurings, and capital markets transactions.
Mr. Kiessling was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a B.A. cum laude from Yale University in 1973, and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 1976, where he was an Articles Editor on the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Before joining Cravath, Mr. Kiessling served as a law clerk to Hon. Edward Weinfeld of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Kiessling joined Cravath in 1977 and became a partner in 1983. He worked in the Firm’s Paris office from 1979 through 1981.
Mr. Kiessling was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a B.A. cum laude from Yale University in 1973, and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 1976, where he was an Articles Editor on the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Before joining Cravath, Mr. Kiessling served as a law clerk to Hon. Edward Weinfeld of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Kiessling joined Cravath in 1977 and became a partner in 1983. He worked in the Firm’s Paris office from 1979 through 1981.
Education
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J.D., 1976, New York University School of LawOrder of the Coif, cum laude
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B.A., 1973, Yale Collegecum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Edward Weinfeld, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York
B. Robbins Kiessling retired from Cravath’s Corporate Department in December 2015. He most recently served as the Chair of its Financial Institutions practice. His practice encompassed a broad range of finance, banking, financial institution and related matters, including mergers and acquisitions, syndicated bank financings, leveraged finance, work‑outs and restructurings, and capital markets transactions.
Mr. Kiessling was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a B.A. cum laude from Yale University in 1973, and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 1976, where he was an Articles Editor on the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Before joining Cravath, Mr. Kiessling served as a law clerk to Hon. Edward Weinfeld of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Kiessling joined Cravath in 1977 and became a partner in 1983. He worked in the Firm’s Paris office from 1979 through 1981.
Mr. Kiessling was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a B.A. cum laude from Yale University in 1973, and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 1976, where he was an Articles Editor on the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Before joining Cravath, Mr. Kiessling served as a law clerk to Hon. Edward Weinfeld of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Kiessling joined Cravath in 1977 and became a partner in 1983. He worked in the Firm’s Paris office from 1979 through 1981.
Education
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J.D., 1976, New York University School of LawOrder of the Coif, cum laude
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B.A., 1973, Yale Collegecum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Edward Weinfeld, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York
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