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Lawrence M. Rolnick is the Chair of Lowenstein Sandler's Securities Litigation & Enforcement Practice Group and has a broad range of experience in complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis in securities and class action litigation. Mr. Rolnick co-founded and has chaired the New Jersey State Bar Association's Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Committee. Mr. Rolnick is listed among The Best Lawyers in America and the Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the business litigation sections. In addition, he was featured in the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 issues of New Jersey Super Lawyers in the Securities Litigation section of the publication. Mr. Rolnick is also frequently seen on network television as a commentator on securities litigation issues.
In recent years, he has represented Anchor Glass Container Corp., Lucent Technologies, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Salomon Smith Barney in securities and class action litigation. He has represented numerous public companies including ITXC, Dialogic Corporation, Damark Corporation, i-STAT Corporation and others in purported class action litigation; directors and officers in defense of alleged breach of fiduciary duty claims; directors and officers in SEC investigations and civil enforcement proceedings, as well as in the defense of securities claims; Grand Metropolitan, P.L.C. in its successful acquisition of the Pillsbury Company; Campeau Corporation in its successful acquisition of Allied Stores; Fidelity Medical, Inc. and Technivision Inc. in securities-related litigation arising out of an SEC investigation; Wells Fargo in commercial litigation, Ciba-Geigy in the successful defense of alleged environmental violations; and HBO. He has successfully argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on questions of first impression on securities law issues and defended many clients in conjunction with investigations and actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange.
Mr. Rolnick currently represents a number of large investment managers, investment funds, and state and municipal pension funds in securities and class action litigation, including Rocker Management, W.R. Huff Asset Management, Special Situations Funds, Appaloosa Management, and Franklin Mutual Advisers. He was retained to prosecute hundreds of millions of dollars of claims arising out of the Adelphia securities scandal. He also currently is prosecuting tens of millions of dollars of claims arising out of the Lernout & Hauspie fraud, and represents lead plaintiffs in the Quovadx securities litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Recent Speaking Engagements
- "SEC Litigation," New York Business Roundtable's Hedge Fund MasterClass Symposium, October 15, 2003
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Lawrence M. Rolnick quoted in articles about Rocker Partners' intention to file counterclaims against Overstock.com.,
The New York Post, Fortune.com, Redherring.com and Reuters, August 19, 2005
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Lawrence M. Rolnick is quoted on Rocker Partners' intention to file counterclaims against Overstock.com.,
Fortune.com, August 19, 2005
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Lawrence M. Rolnick quoted in an article that examines the value of and risks associated with the use of confidential witnesses in shareholder suits,
The National Law Journal, May 2, 2005
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Rutgers University School of Law - Newark
(J.D., 1984),
cum laude, Officer, Rutgers Law Review
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
(B.A., 1981),
with high honors, Henry Rutgers Scholar
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New York
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New Jersey
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1991,
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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1991,
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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1991,
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
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1992,
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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1999,
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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1999,
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
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2000,
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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2001,
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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- New Jersey State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
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