Leonard Rosen

{{short description|American lawyer (1930–2014)}}

Leonard M. Rosen (November 19, 1930 – April 16, 2014) was an American bankruptcy lawyer, and a co-founder of the prominent New York firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.Tiffany Kary, Phil Milford and Linda Sandler, [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-17/leonard-m-rosen-who-co-founded-wachtell-lipton-dies-at-83.html Leonard M. Rosen, Wachtell Lipton Co-Founder, Dies at 83], Bloomberg News, April 17, 2014.

Rosen received a business administration degree from the City College of New York in 1951, and a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1954.Mackenzie Issler, ''[http://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/leonard-rosen-dead-influential-bankruptcy-lawyer-was-83-1.7767281 Leonard Rosen, bankruptcy lawyer, dies at 83], Newsday, April 19, 2014.

Rosen's practice focused on representing major institutional lenders in the restructuring and reorganizations of large corporate borrowers. He played a key role in rescuing New York from fiscal crisis in the 1970s, helping the City secure necessary financing when it was on the verge of financial collapse. Rosen assisted in the government bailout of Chrysler in 1980.Jennifer Smith, [https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/04/17/in-remembrance-leonard-m-rosen-co-founder-of-wachtell-lipton/ In Remembrance: Leonard M. Rosen, Co-Founder of Wachtell, Lipton], WSJ Law Blog, April 17, 2014. A group of 15 lending institutions chose Rosen as their special counsel in setting up complicated loans to Chrysler that were guaranteed by the federal government.Reference for Business, "[http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/30/Wachtell-Lipton-Rosen-Katz.html Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz]".

Rosen served as an adjunct professor of law at NYU Law School for many years.Debra Cassens Weiss, [http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/wachtell_lipton_co-founder_leonard_rosen_dies_at_83/ Wachtell Lipton co-founder Leonard Rosen dies at 83], ABA Journal, April 18, 2014 He also served as chairman of the National Bankruptcy Conference from 1984 to 1992, and received the American College of Bankruptcy's Distinguished Service Award in 2003.John Caher, "[http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202651580603/Obituary%3A-Leonard-Rosen#ixzz30ZDrj8CW/ Obiturary: Leonard Rosen]", New York Law Journal, April 18, 2014.