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Robert Grand
OVERVIEW

Robert T. Grand
Partner

Indianapolis

11 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3535

P 317-231-7222

F 317-231-7433

OVERVIEW

Robert T. Grand
Partner

Indianapolis

11 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3535

P 317-231-7222

F 317-231-7433

As managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg from 2014-2022, Bob Grand led the firm’s strategic development and execution of firmwide internal and external goals. He focuses his practice on government relations and finance.

As managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg from 2014-2022, Bob Grand led the firm’s strategic development and execution of firmwide internal and external goals. He focuses his practice on government relations and finance.

OVERVIEW

As managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg from 2014-2022, Bob Grand led the firm’s strategic development and execution of firmwide internal and external goals. He focuses his practice on government relations and finance.

Bob has four continuous decades of government relations practice, where he represents public and private clients before state and federal agencies and Congress. Bob is a leader of character who cares deeply about what is important to his colleagues at all levels and the clients they represent.

An active listener and conscientious problem-solver, Bob leads by example and is appreciated for his ability to identify bigger picture opportunities that maximize individual and firmwide potential. 

Bob has several years of experience working with the firm’s Management Committee and professional staff to identify new opportunities and design policies, procedures, training programs and best practices that support complete client loyalty and satisfaction. He has assisted with recruiting and other human resource strategies that parallel the firm’s brand and market strategy and monetization imperatives, and was responsible for financial oversight, counseling and communication programs, planning, and monitoring and analyzing contributions, results and compensation.

In the community, Bob served as administrative assistant to Indiana Lt. Gov. Bob Orr (1979-1981) and also served in that role for Orr when he became governor of Indiana (1981-1982). He was treasurer of Friends of Dick Lugar (1987-2007), served as the Bush-Cheney finance chairman for Indiana, and was a member of the 2000 Bush-Cheney recount team in Palm Beach County, Florida. Notably, Bob also worked as a senior member of the campaign finance group for the Trump-Pence campaign and as a member of President Trump’s Presidential Inauguration Committee.

Professional and Community Involvement

Former member, National Association of Bond Lawyers

Former chairman, Indiana State Bar Association Governmental Practice Section

Board member, William E. English Foundation

Board of Trustees, Wabash College

Board of Visitors, Robert H. McKinney School of Law Board

Elder, Second Presbyterian Church

Former board member, National Association of Wabash Men

Former board member, Little Red Door/Marion County Cancer Society

Former board member, Indianapolis Urban League

Former board member, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis

Former board member and chair, Outreach, Inc.

Former board member, Indiana Dollars for Scholars

Former board member and chair, Indianapolis Foundation

Former president, Capital Improvement Board of Marion County

Past chairman, Beta Theta Pi Foundation

Former vice president, Beta Theta Pi

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2023

Indianapolis Business Journal Indiana 250, 2022

IU Robert McKinney School Alumni Association, Distinguished Alumni Award

Beta Theta Pi, Frances W. Shepardson Award

Sagamore of Wabash from Governor Robert D. Orr, 1981

Sagamore of Wabash from Governor Michael R. Pence, 2015

Wabash College, The Clarence A. Jackson Distinguish Career Achievement Award

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Spirit of Philanthropy Award, 2021

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