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United States Rod Rosenstein has transitioned from a distinguished career in public service, including serving as Deputy Attorney General, to advising clients on complex legal matters.
Baker McKenzie added former US Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein as a Partner in its Litigation and Government Enforcement practice in Washington, DC. He also chairs the National Security Practice.
Rod J. Rosenstein joined the law firm King & Spalding in 2020 as a partner in its 'Special Matters and Government Investigations' practice, drawing on his three decades of experience as a federal prosecutor and senior government official.
Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein delivered the Keynote Remarks at a BWI Business Partnership Breakfast.
Rod Rosenstein announced a new DOJ policy for corporate enforcement, aiming to create a smarter approach for white-collar crime in fraud and FCPA cases, focusing on preserving enforcement capabilities while incentivizing compliance.
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Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein delivered remarks at the American Conference Institute, detailing corporate resolutions involving collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Rod J. Rosenstein, born on January 13, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, embarked on a legal career rooted in academic excellence. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics in 1986 and earned his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1989, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. His early career included clerking for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1989 to 1990, before joining the U.S. Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. He prosecuted public corruption cases as a trial attorney in the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division from 1990 to 1993, and later served as Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General and Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division during the Clinton Administration.
Rosenstein’s career saw him hold significant roles in federal law enforcement. He served as an Associate Independent Counsel from 1995 to 1997, where he was co-counsel in fraud trials and supervised investigations. He was appointed an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland in 1997. From 2001 to 2005, he was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department’s Tax Division, coordinating tax enforcement activities and overseeing civil litigation. In 2005, President George W. Bush nominated him as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, a position he held until 2017, even being retained by President Barack Obama. During this time, he oversaw federal civil and criminal litigation, prosecuted leaks of classified information, corruption, murders, and burglaries, and secured convictions in large-scale narcotics cases.
His tenure as the 37th Deputy Attorney General of the United States from April 2017 to May 2019 marked a period of high-profile responsibilities. He played a role in the dismissal of James Comey as FBI Director and subsequently appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Following his government service, Rosenstein joined King & Spalding in January 2020 as a partner in its “Special Matters and Government Investigations” practice, where he advises clients on navigating complex government investigations, crises, and national security issues. He has also contributed to legal education as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law, teaching federal criminal prosecution and trial advocacy, respectively.
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