Rod Rosenstein has transitioned from a distinguished career in public service, including serving as Deputy Attorney General, to advising clients on complex legal matters. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics in 1986 and earning his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law Law School in 1989, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Rod Rosenstein began his distinguished legal career clerking for Judge Douglas H.
Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, prosecuting public corruption cases as a trial attorney in the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division from 1990 to 1993. During the Clinton Administration, he further served as Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General from 1993 to 1994 and as Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division from 1994 to 1995, building a foundational expertise in federal law enforcement. Rosenstein’s career continued to see him hold significant federal roles, including serving as an Associate Independent Counsel from 1995 to 1997, where he was co-counsel in high-stakes fraud trials and supervised complex investigations. He was appointed an Assistant U.S.
Beyond his legal practice, he contributes to legal education as an adjunct professor, teaching federal criminal prosecution at the University of Maryland School of Law and trial advocacy at the University of Baltimore School of Law, sharing his profound expertise with future generations of legal professionals.