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Robert Biggerstaff received his undergraduate degree (AB) from Cornell University with a major in government. He attended Cornell with a full US Naval scholarship and was commissioned in the United States Navy from which he was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant. He received his law degree (JD) cum laude from Albany Law School. There he was a member of the Law Review and the Justinian Society. He was counsel to the chairman of the NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance. He is admitted to practice before all New York State Courts and before the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. He is a registered lobbyist and has represented numerous clients in the fields of education, banking, health, environment, transportation and energy. He has participated in the drafting and development of numerous pieces of major state legislation including the NYS Budget many of which have been enacted into law. He has extensive experience with major state civil litigation and appeals, including complex multiparty constitutional litigation against the State. He has also represented numerous lending institutions, trustees, borrowers, underwriters and issuers in various real estate based transactions and general obligations/revenue bond issues.  He has extensive experience in commercial real estate and tax exempt bond closings including complex conduit financings through State and local public authorities. He also has represented lenders and other creditors in connection with mortgage foreclosures, business workouts and corporate reorganizations. He was an adjunct professor at Albany Law School, a member of the US Bankruptcy Judge Fitness and Screening Panel for the Northern District of NY and is a member of the NYS Bar Association and the Albany County Bar Association. He was formerly a partner at the Albany, NY firm of DeGraff, Foy and Kunz, LLP. He is a partner in the firm.