Robert Mundheim
Professor, Corporate Law and Finance
- Room Number: 268 (Spring Semester)
Robert Mundheim has been a leader across the worlds of law, business and politics. He served as a professor and Dean at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, as General Counsel at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he played a substantial role in negotiating the release of the U.S. hostages in Iran, as Special Counsel to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Salomon Inc. Professor Mundheim chaired the ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and served on the Council of the ALI for nearly 30 years. He is Of Counsel to the firm of Shearman & Sterling in New York.
Education
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M.A. University of Pennsylvania1971Graduated with Honors.
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LL.B. Harvard Law School1957Graduated magna cum laude.
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B.A. Harvard College1954Graduated magna cum laude.
Work Experience
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Of CounselShearman & Sterling, New York, NY1999 - present
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Senior Executive Vice President and General CounselSalomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.1997 - 1998
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Executive Vice President and General CounselSalomon, Inc.1992 - 1997
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Managing Director and Member of the Management BoardSalomon Brothers Inc.1992 - 1997
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Co-ChairmanFried Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York NY1990 - 1992
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University Professor of Law and FinanceUniversity of Pennsylvania1980 - 1992
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DeanUniversity of Pennsylvania1982 - 1989
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General CounselU.S. Treasury Department1977 - 1980
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Fred Carr Professor of Law and Financial InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania1970 - 1980
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Visiting ProfessorHarvard Law School1968 - 1969
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Professor of LawUniversity of Pennsylvania1965 - 1970
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Visiting ProfessorDuke Law School1964
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Special CounselSecurities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.1962 - 1963
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AttorneyShearman & Sterling, New York, NY1958 - 1961