Rob Nederhood [Moderator]

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Rob Nederhood
Partner
Foley & Larder

Robert Nederhood is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP where he focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, and represents public and private companies in connection with transactions, corporate restructurings, and commercial contracting. He also has experience representing both debtors and purchasers in connection with the sale of companies in bankruptcy, and assists clients with a variety of Michigan state government matters. 

Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Nederhood served as deputy director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, where he managed Governor Rick Snyder’s regulatory reform initiative, the Office of Regulatory Reinvention, and coordinated the administrative rulemaking process for state government. Mr. Nederhood was also responsible for overseeing the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). He has presented frequently on Michigan administrative law and regulatory reform.

Mr. Nederhood was named a “2013 Up and Coming Lawyer” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Mr. Nederhood is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, where he was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology. He received his bachelor’s degree from Calvin College.

Mr. Nederhood’s community involvement includes serving on the board of directors of the Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League.

His professional affiliations include memberships in the Association for Corporate Growth, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, and American Bar Association.

Mr. Nederhood is a Michigan Political Leadership Program Fellow, Class of 2014.