Leonard M. Rosenberg
111 Great Neck Road
Suite 503
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone 516-393-2260
Fax 516-466-5964
lrosenberg@gwtlaw.com |
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Practice Groups
Appellate Litigation(Co-Chair)
Health Care
Litigation & Arbitration(Co-Chair)
Year Joined
1985
Education
Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1979)
Cornell University (B.S., 1976)
Bar Admission(s)
New York, 1980
Court Admission(s)
Supreme Court of the United States – 1989
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit – 1984
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York – 1981
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York – 1981
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York – 1989
New York State Supreme Court – 1980
Bar Affiliation(s)
New York State Bar Association (Sustaining Member)
Professional Associations
New York State Bar Association
• Health Law Section – Contributing Author of the
Health Law Journal (Editor, “In The New York State
Courts”)
• Labor & Employment Law Section
• Commercial & Federal Litigation Section
Other Affiliation(s)
American Health Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
• Litigation Section
• Dispute Resolution Section
• Labor & Employment Section
• Health Law Section
American Health Lawyers Association
• Medical Staff Credentialing & Peer Review
Practice Group
• Labor & Employment Practice Group
• Health Care Liability and Litigation Practice Group
Nassau County Bar Association
• Health Law Committee
• Labor & Employment Committee
Biography
Leonard M. Rosenberg is a Partner/Director and Chair of the Litigation and Arbitration practice group at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., which he joined in 1985. Mr. Rosenberg is Co-Chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Health Care practice group.
Mr. Rosenberg represents and counsels clients in federal and state court civil and administrative trials, arbitrations, hearings, and mediations. His practice includes litigation of a wide variety of commercial and business issues, including technology contract disputes and judicial review of agency and other administrative determinations.
Mr. Rosenberg also has a broad employment law practice, defending clients against all types of employment claims, including age, race, gender, national origin, and harassment, as well as claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, False Claims Act, whistleblower laws, wrongful discharge, breach of employment contract, defamation, and non-compete/restrictive covenant agreements.
In addition, Mr. Rosenberg’s health care practice includes over 20 years of experience representing hospitals in medical staff credentialing and peer review matters, including intra-hospital hearings and appeals, proceedings before the New York State Public Health council, and litigation arising from the peer review process. Mr. Rosenberg counsels and represents physicians in professional conduct proceedings before the New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC). Mr. Rosenberg also has substantial experience in defending health care providers against defamation and other claims arising from their legal duty to report suspected cases of child abuse.
Mr. Rosenberg is the editor of “In The New York State Courts,” a summary of recent court decisions in health care law. The column is a regular feature of the Health Law Journal published by the Health Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, of which Mr. Rosenberg is a sustaining member. (To view past issues of this column, CLICK HERE)
Mr. Rosenberg received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1976, and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1979. Prior to Joining the firm, Mr. Rosenberg served as an Assistant District Attorney in Kings County, New York.
Publications
New Joint Commission Requirements Confirm Relationship Between Disruptive Behavior and Quality of Care, AHLA's MedStaff News Newsletter, April 2009
Justifiable Action, Inside Healthcare, March 26, 2009
Presentations
Credentialing and Recredentialing, APDIM 2007 Fall Conference, October 4-7, 2007 (Minneapolis, MN) |
