Robert A. Zadek, of the San Francisco office of Buchalter Nemer, handles factoring, asset-based lending, loan documentation, trade finance and letters of credit, loan workouts, and bankruptcy.  Before joining the firm he was in charge of problem loans for Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, where he was Vice President and Senior Counsel.

While practicing in New York, Bob was President of the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys. He taught a course in secured transactions at Rutgers University School of Law, and graduate courses in corporate finance at Hofstra and Adelphi Universities. He earned his Master of Law Degree at New York University School of Law and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Bob is a past Chair of the Commercial Financial Services Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, and was founder and Chair of its Loan Documentation Subcommittee.

Bob is a charter fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys, Inc. and a member of its Board of Regents. He served as an attorney-advisor on the American Law Institute committee to revise the Restatement of the Law of Suretyship, and was an advisor to the Drafting Committee on the Revision of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Bob has taught seminars on asset-based lending for the Commercial Finance Association, which presented him with their "Educator of the Year" award for his popular loan documentation workshop. His column, "You Be the Judge", is a regular feature in the Association's journal, The Secured Lender.

Bob was named one of the Best Lawyers in America by the Editors Methodology Woodland/White, Inc. for their 10th Edition 2003-2004.