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Robert M. Rothman earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He then earned his Juris Doctor degree, with Distinction, from Hofstra University School of Law. During law school, Mr. Rothman was a member of the law review and was awarded the Dean's Academic Scholarship for completing his first year in the top one percent of his class.
After law school, Mr. Rothman practiced commercial litigation with an international law firm. Having litigated cases involving many of the nation's largest companies, Mr. Rothman has extensive experience in the areas of consumer protection, antitrust, and investment fraud.
Mr. Rothman has served as lead counsel in many class actions alleging violations of securities laws, including cases filed against First Bancorp ($74.25 million recovery), Interstate Bakeries ($18 million recovery), Spiegel ($17.5 million recovery), and NBTY ($16 million recovery). Mr. Rothman also actively represents shareholders in connection with going private transactions. For example, Mr. Rothman was a lead counsel in a case seeking to block the attempted buyout of Cablevision by its majority shareholders. The litigation resulted in an increase of more than $2.2 billion in cash consideration being offered to Cablevision's public stockholders, and provided additional protections, including $300 million of personal guarantees from the controlling shareholders for any liabilities payable as a result of a breach of the merger agreement.
In addition, Mr. Rothman actively litigates consumer fraud cases. In a case alleging false advertising claims against a yellow pages directory where Mr. Rothman was the lead counsel, the defendant agreed to a settlement valued in excess of $67 million. Mr. Rothman also tries, arbitrates, and mediates cases. For example, he obtained a multi-million dollar verdict after the trial of a shareholders' derivative case.
Prior to joining Coughlin Stoia, Mr. Rothman was a partner at Geller Rudman PLLC, where he concentrated his practice on representing shareholders and consumers in class actions.
Mr. Rothman is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Rothman is a member of the American Bar Association's Sections of Litigation and Antitrust Law.
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