Rosenman & Colin LLP was a New York City-based law firm that practiced from 1912 to 2002, at which point the firm merged with Chicago-based Katten Muchin Zavis to form Katten Muchin Rosenman. The firm previously practiced under the name Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen.
History
The firm was established in 1912, under the name Rosenberg & Ball.[1][2] As of 1979, the firm was known as Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen.[3]
In the 1980s, it had one of the largest real estate practices among U.S. law firms.[4]
In 1986, when top New York City law firms raised the starting salaries of new associates from $54,000 to $66,000, the firm initially refused to follow suit; months later, however, it fell in line with the other New York City law firms.[5]
Rosenman & Colin was well known for its estate and trust planning and administration, real estate, intellectual property and litigation practices. These practice areas have been influential in all aspects of New York City's legal arenas over the years.[6]
Rosenman & Colin numbered some 275 attorneys when it merged with Katten Muchin Zavis in 2002,[7] with offices in New York, Washington, DC, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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