Robert Wertheimer

Of Counsel

Formerly a corporate partner with Piper Rudnick, Mr. Wertheimer has thirty-nine years of corporate and tax experience with emphasis in mergers and acquisitions, corporate counseling and estate planning. He has represented numerous clients from a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, construction, entertainment, retail, health care, and trade organizations. He has served as corporate counsel to privately held businesses, public companies, entrepreneurs, professional service firms, and non-profit organizations. Mr. Wertheimer has been a frequent speaker before business groups on a variety of legal and other topics. He is involved in a number of civic and charitable activities in which he has held many leadership positions.

Practice Areas

• Corporate
• Estate Planning
• Tax
• Pension
• Commercial Real Estate

Law

Solomon Lipshitz Firm, Haifa Israel - 1971 (Apprentice Attorney)
Baum, Glick & Wertheimer - 1972-1988 (Partner 1974-1988)
Gottlieb & Schwartz - 1988-1992 (Partner - Corporate Practice)
Rudnick & Wolfe (Piper Rudnick) - 1993 - 2000 (Partner - Corporate Practice)
Robert I. Wertheimer, P.C. - 2000 - Present. (Wertheimer & Zaluda 2007-2009)
Brown, Udell, Pomerantz and Delrahim, Ltd. - Of Counsel

Community Activities

Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund (Current: Lawyers' Division, Legacies and Endowments Committee, Professional Advisory Committee.)
Board of Directors - Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund 1986-1994
Board of Directors - Jewish Federation Facilities Corporation 1990-1994
Lawyers' Division Dinner Chairman - 1987
Other Jewish Community Activities: Dialogues Leader, JUF Mission Leader, Young Leadership Division, National Leadership Development Committee, Young Men's Cabinet, Israel Bonds.
Wexner Heritage Foundation (Chicago II, 1987), North American Jewish Forum
Board of Directors - Board of Jewish Education - 1990-1996
President, Congregation Am Shalom, Glencoe, Illinois, 1998-2000.
Current:
Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation - Director 1998 to Present
Board of Directors - Solomon Schechter Day School - 2006 to Present
President's Advisory Council - American Friends of Hebrew University, Midwest Chapter. 2008 to Present