Bob Wilson, a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Corporate and International Departments, divides his time between the firm's Munich and Houston locations. He regularly advises U.S. and European clients on a diverse range of international business transactions and regulatory compliance matters. 

In International/European matters, Mr. Wilson has:

• Represented U.S. companies regarding European and other international data protection law compliance matters
• Represented European companies regarding compliance with U.S. privacy and data protection matters
• Assisted U.S. companies regarding European merger control and securities law compliance matters
• Represented U.S. companies in the acquisition of assets and stock of companies located in various European countries
• Represented U.S. companies in the negotiation and formation of European joint ventures in Germany and other European countries
• Advised U.S. companies in establishing subsidiary structures in Europe
• Represented U.S. companies in the formation of European distributorship, licensing and business collaboration arrangements
• Represented German and European companies in the purchase and disposition of U.S. companies
• Advised European companies regarding U.S. product liability risk management matters

In the area of U.S. Corporate/Securities, Mr. Wilson has:

• Served as principal outside counsel to publicly-held companies in connection with general corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley related matters
• Represented corporations in initial public offerings and other public equity and debt securities offerings
• Advised corporations in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other business combination transactions
• Represented public and private companies as well as venture capital firms in venture capital financing transactions
• Represented corporations in connection with NASDAQ delisting proceedings and hearings

• International Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Houston Bar Association
• German Institute of Arbitration
• American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (Munich)
• German American Chamber of Commerce (Houston)

• Co-author, "Cloud Guidance Rains Down in July," Fulbright Briefing, July 24, 2012
more
• "Business Transactions In Europe: Basic Legal Background and Consequences," Corporate & Business Transactions Practice Series, August 2007
• "Update: European Data Protection Officials Find Conflicts with Sarbanes-Oxley Employee Hotlines," Corporate Update, October 2005

• "U.S. Perspective on European Data Protection," German-American Data Protection Day, Association of the Bavarian Economy, U.S. American Consulate, Munich, Germany, May 2012
• "Data Privacy Law in M&A Transactions," Fulbright M&A Web Seminar, July 2010
• "European Data Protection Law," Fulbright Privacy Web Seminar, May 2008
• "International Data Protection Law," Fulbright Internal Privacy Law Seminar, Houston, Texas, October 2007
• "Doing Business in Europe," German American Chamber of Commerce, Houston, Texas, January 2006
• "Doing Business in America/U.S. Contract Law and U.S. Business Entities," Lublin, Poland, April 2005

1979 - J.D., Columbia University Law School
1975 - 1976, University of Cologne, Fulbright Scholarship
1975 - B.A., magna cum laude, German and Political Science, Cornell College

While attending Cornell College, Mr. Wilson was honored as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1979.

• Texas

• BioHouston, Inc. - Board of Directors, Member - Audit Committee, Chairman-Governance Committee
• Cornell College - Board of Trustees