Leonard Rosen

Leonard M. Rosen (November 19, 1930 – April 16, 2014) was an American bankruptcy lawyer, and a co-founder of the prominent New York firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.^[1]

Rosen received a business administration degree from the City College of New York in 1951, and a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1954.^[2]

Rosen's practice focused on representing major institutional lenders in the restructuring and reorganizations of large corporate borrowers. He played a key role in rescuing New York from fiscal crisis in the 1970s, helping the City secure necessary financing when it was on the verge of financial collapse.^[1][2] Rosen assisted in the government bailout of Chrysler in 1980.^[3] A group of 15 lending institutions chose Rosen as their special counsel in setting up complicated loans to Chrysler that were guaranteed by the federal government.^[4]

Rosen served as an adjunct professor of law at NYU Law School for many years.^[5] He also served as chairman of the National Bankruptcy Conference from 1984 to 1992, and received the American College of Bankruptcy's Distinguished Service Award in 2003.^[6]

References

1. Tiffany Kary, Phil Milford and Linda Sandler, [1] "Leonard M. Rosen, Wachtell Lipton Co-Founder, Dies at 83", Bloomberg News, April 17, 2014.
2. Mackenzie Issler, [2] "Leonard Rosen, bankruptcy lawyer, dies at 83", Newsday, April 19, 2014.
3. Jennifer Smith, [3] "In Remembrance: Leonard M. Rosen, Co-Founder of Wachtell, Lipton", WSJ Law Blog, April 17, 2014.
4. Reference for Business, [4] "Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz".
5. Debra Cassens Weiss, [5] "Wachtell Lipton co-founder Leonard Rosen dies at 83", ABA Journal, April 18, 2014
6. John Caher, [6] "Obiturary: Leonard Rosen", New York Law Journal, April 18, 2014.