Walter S. Robertson
Walt Robertson is a member of the Business & Corporate Services Group. He represents clients in all matters of business including commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities regulation and equine law.
Equine Sales and Use Tax
Chapter: Business Combinations: Non-Tax Considerations
Kentucky Corporation Law, 3d ed. (2018)
Issues For International Sale of Goods
Graduate and Professional Education
2016 Equine Law Update
Legal issues applicable to equine transactions
Securities Laws Issues Applicable to Horse Racing Syndicates
The Nexus between Securities Law and Equine Law Practices
Negotiation Tactics: How to Negotiate So You Don't Lose Your Shirt at the Races
The Thoroughbred Auction Process from Start to Finish
The Essential Elements of an Equine Sales Contract—From A to Z
A Day in the Life—Who Are Our Clients and What Legal Issues Arise Every Day for Them
Serves as counsel to multiple banks and lending institutions in asset-backed financing transactions.
Serves as counsel to industry leader in Thoroughbred racing partnerships.
Serves as counsel to start-ups and other early-stage companies in capital raising and other corporate organizational matters.
Represented the seller in the sale of assets of a regional food service business.
Represented the buyer in the purchase of assets of an international agricultural products business.
Represented the seller in the sale of assets of a nationally recognized wood turning business.
Represented buyers and sellers in the purchase, sale and syndication of Thoroughbred stallions that have won multiple Kentucky Derbies, Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup races, the Dubai World Cup and other Grade I races.
Management Committee, Member (2018-present)
Lexington Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Opinions Committee, Member
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, Board of Directors
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Board of Directors
University of Kentucky National Conference on Equine Law, Planning Committee
Leadership Kentucky, Class of 2015
University of Kentucky College of Law
Minor in History
University of Kentucky
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Departmental Honors in Finance
Walt has a lifetime of experience in multiple breeds of the equine industry. Prior to practicing law, he worked as a bloodstock agent for a leading commercial agency specializing in the sale of Thoroughbred horses at public auction and as a bid spotter and announcer for several horse auction companies. During college, he worked on a Thoroughbred horse farm in New Zealand.
Walt is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kentucky where he teaches Equine Law I in the College of Agriculture.
Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2018-20)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2015-18)
Best Lawyers in America Honors 75 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 has recognized 75 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 49 areas of practice. Forty-three of those attorneys selected have been honored for 10 consecutive years or more.
Best Lawyers in America honors 72 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2019
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 51 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2018 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 55 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 39 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 12 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Best Lawyers in America honors 79 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2018
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 55 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2017
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 64 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2016
Horsing Around Equine Update
Walter S. Robertson, II, elected to Kentucky Horse Park Foundation's Board
Walt Robertson selected for Leadership Kentucky's Class of 2015
Stites & Harbison promotes 15 attorneys in 2015
Super Lawyers honor Stites & Harbison's Kentucky Attorneys