Rosenman & Colin

Last updated

Rosenman & Colin LLP
HeadquartersNew York City
No. of attorneys275 (2002)
Major practice areasreal estate
Date founded1912 (1912)
Company type Limited liability partnership
Dissolved2002 (2002) (merger)

Rosenman & Colin LLP was a New York City-based law firm that practiced from 1912 to 2002, at which point the firm merged with Chicago-based Katten Muchin Zavis to form Katten Muchin Rosenman. The firm previously practiced under the name Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen.

Contents

History

The firm was established in 1912, under the name Rosenberg & Ball. [1] [2] As of 1979, the firm was known as Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen. [3]

In the 1980s, it had one of the largest real estate practices among U.S. law firms. [4]

In 1986, when top New York City law firms raised the starting salaries of new associates from $54,000 to $66,000, the firm initially refused to follow suit; months later, however, it fell in line with the other New York City law firms. [5]

Rosenman & Colin was well known for its estate and trust planning and administration, real estate, intellectual property and litigation practices. These practice areas have been influential in all aspects of New York City's legal arenas over the years. [6]

Rosenman & Colin numbered some 275 attorneys when it merged with Katten Muchin Zavis in 2002, [7] with offices in New York, Washington, DC, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Notable alumni

Clive Davis Clive Davis.jpg
Clive Davis
Steve Witkoff Steve Witkoff at White House Opioids Summit 2018 (cropped).png
Steve Witkoff

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samuel Rosenman</span> American politician

Samuel Irving Rosenman was an American lawyer, judge, Democratic Party activist, and presidential speechwriter. He coined the term "New Deal", and helped articulate liberal policies during the heyday of the New Deal coalition. He was the first person to hold the position of White House Counsel.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP was an American law firm based in New York City, with offices also in Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foley & Lardner</span> International law firm

Foley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm founded in 1842. In terms of revenue, it ranked 45th on The American Lawyer's 2024 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with $1.168 billion gross revenue in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Kastl</span> American lawyer, former (2001–2009) actor

Johnny Kastl is an American lawyer and former actor, perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Doug Murphy on the medical comedy Scrubs. He made cameo appearances in several Hollywood productions and played other parts on television, including the role of Todd Jaracki on The Beast.

Sean M. Berkowitz is a former director of the Department of Justice's Enron Task Force. He prosecuted former employees of Enron who were accused of white collar crimes, principally accounting fraud. Most significantly, he was the lead prosecutor in the joint trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. In 2006, shortly after securing guilty verdicts against both, Berkowitz left the Department of Justice to become a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP in Chicago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howrey</span>

Howrey LLP was a global law firm that practiced antitrust, global litigation and intellectual property law. At its peak Howrey had more than 700 attorneys in 17 locations worldwide.

Edwards Wildman was an AmLaw 100 law firm. It was formed from the 2011 merger of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge had been formed by the 2005 merger of Edwards & Angell LLP and Palmer & Dodge LLP. In 2008, Boston-based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge also merged with London-based Kendall Freeman, a 40-attorney firm with specialties in dispute resolution, litigation, and both contentious and regulatory insurance and reinsurance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howard Weitzman</span> American entertainment lawyer (1939–2021)

Howard Lloyd Weitzman was an American entertainment lawyer active in matters ranging from intellectual property and entertainment issues to family law and estate issues. He was notable for representing Michael Jackson's estate in the IRS case against it. His other famous clients included Justin Bieber, O. J. Simpson, and John DeLorean.

Blank Rome is a law firm with 16 offices and more than 750 attorneys and principals who provide legal and advocacy services to clients in the United States and around the world.

Marc Stuart Dreier is an American former lawyer who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2009 for committing investment fraud using a Ponzi scheme. He is scheduled to be released from FCI Sandstone on June 30, 2025. On May 11, 2009, he pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to eight charges of fraud, which included one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, one count of money laundering, one count of securities fraud, and five counts of wire fraud in a scheme to sell more than $950 million in fictitious promissory notes. Civil charges, filed in December 2008 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, are pending. The 2011 documentary Unraveled states that "Drier stole over $740 million from 4 clients, 4 individuals, and 13 hedge funds".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christina A. Snyder</span> American judge (born 1947)

Christina Ann Snyder is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerald Walpin</span> American lawyer and author

Gerald Walpin was an American lawyer and author. He served as the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) from January 2007 until June 2009, when he was removed by U.S. President Barack Obama.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Katten) is a full-service law firm in locations across the United States, London and Shanghai. The firm's practice includes commercial finance, financial markets and funds, intellectual property, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning, and private wealth. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Witkoff</span> American real estate investor and developer (born 1957)

Steven Charles Witkoff is an American attorney, billionaire real estate investor, developer, and philanthropist. He currently serves as the United States Special Envoy to the Middle East. Witkoff is the founder and chairman of the Witkoff Group. He began his career as a real estate attorney before transitioning to property acquisition and development. His notable acquisitions include the Daily News Building, the Woolworth Building, 33 Maiden Lane, and the Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan.

Laurence "Larry" Gluck was an American businessman, investor, and lawyer. He was based in New York who was the co-founder of the real estate company Stellar Management.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jay Neveloff</span> American real estate lawyer

Jay A. Neveloff is an American real estate lawyer known for representing Donald Trump and his companies. He is a partner in the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.

Rosenman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Muchin may refer to:

Evan Greebel is a convicted felon and the former New York based attorney of Martin Shkreli. Greebel was the outside counsel to Retrophin Inc., which Shkreli co-founded.

References

  1. "Rosenman & Colin LLP,|" The American Bar Reference Handbook.
  2. The American Lawyer Guide to Leading Law Firms , p. 1396 (1983).
  3. "The Rosenman Firm Profit-Sharing Plan; Application for Exemption," The Federal Register, August 18, 1979, p. 49032.
  4. The Insider's Guide to Law Firms, Mobius Press, pp. 456-57, 2000.
  5. Gary Hengstler (August 1, 1986). "If I Can Make it There," ABA Journal, pp. 28-30.
  6. David Dunlap, 'Lawyers who mold the shape of a city,' New York Times, February 25, 1996.
  7. "Katgen Muchin Rosenman,", Vault, p. 168 (2007).