Rob is an associate in Taft's Business & Finance group. He focuses his practice on corporate, securities, venture capital and sports law work. Rob assists both private and public company clients with a variety of corporate and securities related matters, including mergers and acquisitions and offerings of securities. He also assists start-up and emerging companies with business formation, fundraising, compensation, securities, and other matters that entrepreneurial businesses encounter.

Rob is a co-founder and board member of The Brandery, a top 15 seed stage business accelerator. The Brandery has graduated more than 36 emerging technology companies. In addition to his work with The Brandery, Rob co-manages Vine Street Ventures Fund I, a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in web and mobile technology companies.

Civically, Rob serves on the Board of Directors of the Dan Beard Council (Boy Scouts of America) and on the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO).

With The Brandery team, Rob was the winner of the 2012 Association for Corporate Growth Dealmaker Award and the 2013 Cincinnati Business Courier Innovation Award. He was also named to the Cincinnati Business Courier's list of Forty Under 40 for 2012 and the 2013 Venue Magazine Great Leaders Under 40 list. For his work in the community, in 2010, Venue Magazine named Rob one of the inaugural awardees of the Inspiring Volunteer award.