Robert C. Rasmussen

Shareholder

Practice Area

Corporate Finance

Practice Profile

Bob has practiced corporate and securities law since 1974. He has represented public and private corporations in all stages of development and in a broad range of corporate finance matters, including all aspects of SEC compliance, public and private securities offerings, and merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions. In addition, Bob has published law review and other articles on, among other subjects, fairness opinions, Florida takeover laws, and the anti-fraud provisions of federal and Florida securities laws. One of the founding shareholders of Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker, P.A., Bob has been listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America® since 1987.

Education

  • University of Iowa, J.D. with high distinction (Order of the Coif), 1974
  • American University, B.S.B.A. with honors (Marketing), 1971

Professional Recognition

  • AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Tampa Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year
  • Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
  • Florida Super Lawyers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance, and Business/Corporate
  • Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, Business Law
  • Tampa Bay Magazine's Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers
  • U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • Who's Who Legal: Florida, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, and Mergers & Acquisitions

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Selected Professional and Civic Activities

  • Citizens Coalition for Toll-Free Dialing (Past Steering Committee Member)
  • Distributive Education Clubs of America (Past National President)
  • Leadership Tampa, Class of 1984
  • Leadership Tampa Alumni (Past Chairman)
  • Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa (Vice Chair; Audit Committee, Executive Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee, Board of Trustees)
  • Palma Ceia United Methodist Day School (Past Chairman of the Board)
  • Presidential Task Force on Educational Training for Minority Business Enterprises (Ex-Officio Member)
  • Tampa Bay Professional Alliance
  • Tampa Heights Neighborhood Revitalization Alliance (Past Chairman and Founder)

Publications

  • Robert C. Rasmussen, Co-author, Florida Takeover Law: Affiliated Transactions, 17 Fla. St. U. L.Rev. 801 (1989).
  • Robert C. Rasmussen, Co-author, Florida Takeover Law: Control Share Acquisitions, 16 Fla. St. U. L.Rev. 103 (1988).
  • Robert C. Rasmussen, Fraud Under SEC Rule 10b-5, Florida and Federal Securities Regulation (1979).