Robert A. Zinn, P.A.

is a seasoned transactional attorney with more than 25 years of experience, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and full-service representation of closely held companies, and leveraging his in-depth knowledge of all operational areas of the automotive industry. Mr. Zinn’s industry acumen includes sales, marketing, product development, manufacturing, procurement, retail distribution and international operations. An automotive industry veteran, he has extensive experience advising U.S. and Middle Eastern automotive clients on buy-sell agreements, manufacturer/distributor relations, dealer agreements, franchising, relocation, restructuring and consolidation.

Mr. Zinn is a 1985 graduate of Cornell Law School and a 1982 cum laude graduate of Emory University.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2016-present
•Carlton Fields Jorden Burt
- Shareholder, 2013-2016
•Akerman Senterfitt
- Shareholder, 1997-2013
- President, 2004-2012
•Zinn Mazda
- Owner/President, 1987-1994

Honors and Awards

•Named a Lawyer of the Year in International Mergers & Acquisitions-Miami by The Best Lawyers in America, 2020

•Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Florida, Transportation), 2007-2020

•Listed in South Florida Legal Guide, 2014-2015
•Listed in The Legal 500 (M&A), 2014
•Business Leader Magazine, Recognized as a Power Player in South Florida, 2012
•Florida's Top Lawyers, 2008
•Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2004-2005
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Civic and Charitable Activities

•Council for Educational Change
- Board of Trustees
•The United Way Tocqueville Society
•The Emory Cares Program
•Mount Sinai Hospital
- Founder

Publications

Selected Publications

•Co-author, Florida’s Budding Cannabis Industry Expands With New Hemp Law, Daily Business Review, July 1, 2019

•Author, The Legal Andon: Tectonic Automotive Shift, Middle Market Growth, Summer 2017
•Profiled in Driven Automobile Attorney Finds Road to Success, Daily Business Review, July 2016
• Lines Drawn In Tesla Direct Sales Battle, Law360, July 2014
•Co-Author, Managing a Law Firm: The Changing Role of a Law Firm Manager in Today's Economy, 2010