Steven R. Rosenblatt
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Print PDFMr. Rosenblatt received his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude at Cornell University in 1987, and his Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1992. At Cornell, Mr. Rosenblatt was elected to the academic honor societies of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. He is a member of the New York Bar as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York.
Mr. Rosenblatt concentrates his practice on product liability, toxic tort and commercial litigation. He serves as National Coordinating Counsel and local counsel for several large corporations in asbestos litigation, and has represented defendants in pharmaceutical, tobacco, medical device and other mass tort litigation. Mr. Rosenblatt has conducted intensive training programs preparing numerous corporate witnesses for deposition, and seminars on asbestos litigation, various industrial products, legal writing and deposition techniques. He has written articles on insurance matters, conducting due diligence and corporate witness deposition preparation.
SIGNIFICANT RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
- Drafted/argued summary judgment motions in asbestos and oil spill cases.
- Conducted product seminars for asbestos litigation.
- Conducted multi-day training sessions preparing key corporate witnesses for Rule 30(b)(6) depositions.
- Co-drafted trial brief on duty to warn regarding external insulation for New York Supreme Court case.
- Conducted depositions nationwide for asbestos, tobacco, DES, Fen-Phen and other mass tort/products liability litigation.
- Drafted articles on preparing corporate witnesses for deposition and conducting due diligence in mass tort litigation.
EDUCATION
Cornell University, B.A., 1987, cum laude
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1992, cum laude
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York, 1993
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York Bar Association
Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center, Board Member
SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS
Author
- "Preparing The Corporate Witness For Deposition," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's Toxic Tort Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 2 (Spring 2007).
- "Preparing The Corporate Witness For Deposition," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's New York Advocate, Volume 1, Issue 1 (Spring 2007).
Co-Author
- "Notice Requirements of Insured to Excess Insurance Carrier," New York Law Journal, Volume 237, Number 54 (March 21, 2007).
OTHER HONORS
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
Practice Areas
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