CHICAGO, Oct. 5 – LAWFUEL – The4 Law News Network – Deloitte & Touche USA LLP General Counsel Philip Rotner, 58, has joined Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP’s Chicago litigation practice.
“Philip is a leading lawyer in the securities, corporate governance and
accounting areas of our practice. We are very pleased that he has chosen to
join us,” said Ty Fahner, chairman of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. “We are
recognized as one of the leading law firms defending securities cases,
performing investigations, and advising the accounting profession. Philip
will expand our ability to provide a high level of expertise and service to
our clients.”
As General Counsel of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP since 1995, Mr. Rotner
served as the chief legal officer for a Big Four accounting firm with over
30,000 employees and 2,500 partners in 80 nationwide offices, offering
services to more than one-half of the world’s largest companies. Mr. Rotner
managed a legal team of over 50 attorneys.
“I have worked closely with Philip for over eight years on a number of
complex litigation matters. He has always impressed me with his deep
understanding of litigation strategy, his knowledge of law and accounting, and
a keen sensitivity to the needs of the client,” said Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
partner Alan Salpeter. “Philip understands the business and legal issues
confronting Corporate America and the accounting profession and will help us
provide solutions to the most complex problems.”
Previously, Mr. Rotner was Chair of the Securities Litigation Group of
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen in San Francisco, now known as Bingham
McCutchen. He also has served as a visiting faculty member for the Harvard Law
School Trial Practice Program and as a guest lecturer at Stanford Graduate
School of Business and at Boalt Law School.
Commenting on joining the firm, Mr. Rotner said: “I am honored to be
joining Mayer Brown. I have always been impressed by the world-class caliber
of Mayer Brown lawyers. Mayer Brown is among a small group of top tier firms
that can effectively handle even the largest and most complex litigation in
both the trial and appellate courts.”
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw has represented all of the major accounting firms
advising on transactional law and litigation. The firm also spearheaded the
Securities Fraud Litigation Reform Act of 1995, aimed at discouraging
frivolous shareholder lawsuits against auditors. The legal industry
publication, Vault Report, noted we are a “go-to firm for accounting firms.”
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP is among the 10 largest law practices in the
world with more than 1,300 lawyers practicing in seven U.S. cities and six
European cities.
