Education
New York University School of Law (Master of Laws in Taxation)
Rutgers University School of Law
University of Wisconsin
Admissions
State Bar of New York
United States District Courts:
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
District of Columbia
Biography
For more than forty years, Seth L. Rosenberg’s practice has focused on defending white-collar criminal cases and litigating complex civil disputes. He represents individuals and institutions in state and federal criminal investigations throughout the United States against a wide range of charges, including securities fraud, financial and health care fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, political integrity issues and many others. He appears before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Election Commission and other regulatory bodies.
Beyond his criminal and regulatory work, Seth also oversees the firm’s civil practice. At any given time, Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP is involved on behalf of its clients in civil RICO actions, complex commercial disputes and contract actions. Some of these cases involve fine art, the diamond industry and issues of insurance coverage. Minimizing his clients’ exposure to risk is a central concern in both areas of Seth’s practice.
Before entering private practice, Seth served as Assistant District Attorney in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, where he was Chief of the Rackets Bureau, and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
He has been selected to Super Lawyers in the New York City Metro area every year since 2009.
Representative Matters
Representative Matters
- Acted as Special Counsel to a London-based law firm concerning a multi-hundred-million-dollar forfeiture action brought by the United States Department of Justice, in which the United States’ court order directing forfeiture conflicted with an order of the High Court for England and Wales.
- Represents the former Chief Financial Officer of a multi-billion-dollar real estate development company in connection with fraud investigations conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the New York State Attorney General.
- Defended a world-renowned artist in a suit involving allegations of sex abuse.
- Represented an investment manager of a hedge fund in a securities fraud case involving pricing of a portfolio.
- Represented the founder of an internet company in a dispute with co-owners.
- Represented CFO in an internal investigation of corporate fraud.
- Obtained favorable settlement of a case in which a business school professor was wrongfully dismissed due to prior conviction of securities fraud.
- Conducted a corporate internal investigation into misconduct by senior management.
Highlights
Seth has taught trial practice for prosecutors as a faculty member at the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He has served on numerous committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, including the Criminal Justice Council and the Criminal Law Committee. He has also served on the Advisory Committee on Criminal Law to the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts. Seth is a member of the New York State and American Bar Associations, the Federal Bar Council and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers.