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.

Work for Clients

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 in their investment activities.

Professional Activities

Mr. Fore has been recognized in “The International Who’s Who of Private Fund Lawyers” by Law Business Research (2003-2007).

Publications/Presentations

Mr. Fore is a frequent speaker at conferences on issues affecting private equity funds. While attending law school, he was an editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Fore was the former 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.

Bar and Court Admissions

Mr. Fore is admitted to practice in California.

Education

J.D., Loyola Law School-Los Angeles, 1988 (Order of the Coif, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society)
M.B.A., J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1999
B.S., University of Southern California, 1985