Brian Rosner

Partner

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Brian Rosner has substantial experience representing clients at trial and on appeal, having tried numerous complex civil and criminal matters in state and federal court, and briefed and argued hundreds of appeals, including appeals to the United States Supreme Court and the New York State Court of Appeals.

Mr. Rosner often represents senior executives in complex business and employment disputes, SEC securities-fraud investigations and enforcement actions, and securities-fraud lawsuits brought by class-action plaintiffs. In addition, several federal courts have appointed Mr. Rosner to act as a receiver in receiverships created under the Commodity Exchange Act. As receiver, Mr. Rosner locates and recovers receivership assets, designs asset allocation plans and distributes assets to defrauded victims.

Mr. Rosner began his career with New York County District Attorney’s Office: between 1975 and 1988, Mr. Rosner served as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Frauds Bureau, where he investigated and tried numerous cases, including complicated fraud and murder cases; between 1978 and 1980, Mr. Rosner also served as a Supervising Attorney in the Appeals Bureau, where he drafted and argued more than 100 criminal appeals, many concerning novel legal issues.

Mr. Rosner has been in private practice since 1988.

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Practice Areas

  • Criminal Trials and Appeals
  • Civil Appeals
  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Employment Disputes
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Receivership
  • Securities Litigation

Education

  • Columbia University, J.D., 1975
      Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
      Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems
  • Columbia College and University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science, B.A., magna cum laude, 1972

Books

Swindle: How a Man Named John Grambling, Jr. Cheated Banks out of Millions (Business One, Irwin, 1990)

Admissions

  • New York
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Courts of Appeal for the Second and Sixth Circuits
  • United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York

Professional Organizations

Mr. Rosner is an active member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, currently serving on its Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Rosner previously served as the Chairperson of the First Department’s Complaint Mediation Panel.

Volunteer Work

Mr. Rosner is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities of New Rochelle public school students.

Hobbies

Mr. Rosner studies the historical development of western law and collects historical legal texts.