Robert C. Brighton, Jr. Joins Fort Lauderdale Office

Robert C. Brighton, Jr. has joined Shutts & Bowen as a Partner in its Corporate Transactions Group, announced Joseph D. Bolton, the firm’s Managing Partner.

His more than 25 years of experience in securities law and mergers and acquisitions include a variety of capital market transactions representing U.S. and international issuers and financial sources, in matters ranging from initial public offerings by emerging companies to offerings of sophisticated financial products by Fortune 500 corporations.  His clients include start-up companies, private equity, venture capital and hedge funds, insurance companies, banks, broker-dealers and other financial institutions, healthcare and biotechnology companies, and electric and other utilities, among other concerns.
“Rob’s experience fills a need in our Lauderdale office,” said Allan Rubin, Fort Lauderdale’s Office Managing Partner.  “We have been looking for someone with the right mix of corporate, finance and governmental experience to complement our existing practice and Rob is that person.”

In addition to having a robust legal practice, Mr. Brighton is active in Bar and community matters.  He is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law: Ad Hoc Committee on Audit Responses; Ad Hoc Committee on Corporate Compliance; Committee on Corporate Governance; Committee on Federal Securities Regulation; Committee on Legal Opinions; The Florida Bar Committee on Corporations, Securities and Financial Services, and a past Chair of the Committee on Relations with the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accounts and CPAs. He is also the President and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Corporate Growth, South Florida Chapter, and an active member of the Turn Around Management Association, Florida Venture Forum and South Florida Technology Alliance, among other organizations.

Mr. Brighton writes and speaks extensively on corporate matters.  He is a graduate of the Vanderbilt School of Law, where he served as Associate Articles Editor of the Law Review and Duke University, where he was an A.B. Duke at Oxford Scholar.