
Robert Stemler is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Orange County office and a member of the Corporate practice group. Mr. Stemler has approximately 30 years of experience as a business/corporate real estate lawyer, culminating in his present transaction-focused practice, which includes corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, entity formation, corporate finance, commercial transactions, licensing agreements and technology transfers.
Mr. Stemler represents buyers and sellers in a broad range of mergers, acquisitions, and other business combinations. His clients include both international and domestic clients.
Mr. Stemler counsels companies at all stages of their evolution–from business creation to day-to-day governance, exit strategies, liquidity events, and dissolution. He has advised clients in operational, strategic, employment, corporate governance, and commercial matters, including business combinations, recapitalizations, and reorganizations. In addition, Mr. Stemler has significant experience structuring and negotiating joint ventures and partnerships as well as secured lending facilities.
Mr. Stemler handles real estate work on the transactional side, including sales, purchases, leases, and property development.
Awards and Honors
- Selected to Southern California Best Lawyers in America© List (Corporate Law and Real Estate Law) (2020)
- Selected to Southern California Super Lawyers List (Thomson Reuters) (2020-2025) (a designation limited to 5% of attorneys in a geographic region)
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America© List (Corporate Law and Real Estate Law) (2025)