I learned over the weekend of the very sad news about Rob.

My encounters with Rob over the years at various Lex Mundi and IBA events were very enjoyable. He was great company, funny and generous, but always insightful about whatever issue was being discussed.

I know that you and your colleagues will be mourning Rob’s passing. I am also thinking of his family. I met Kathryn a number of times. My husband and I spent a very pleasant day with Kathryn and Rob visiting Segovia on the Sunday between the end of the Lex Mundi and the beginning of the IBA conferences in Madrid one year.