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David P. Rosenblatt

Managing Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3330
Location: Boston, MA
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Practice:

Chairman, Environmental
Real Estate

Experience:

David Rosenblatt is Managing Partner of Burns & Levinson. His practice involves all phases of environmental law, including hazardous waste litigation and negotiation, permitting, and resolving environmental issues in real estate and corporate transactions. He frequently appears before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on a wide range of environmental matters.

Mr. Rosenblatt is particularly experienced in representing large defense groups in litigation and negotiation in complex Superfund cases. He has served as common counsel to such defense groups for Superfund sites located throughout New England and in other parts of the country. Mr. Rosenblatt's expertise also includes representing buyers, sellers, and financiers of contaminated property in which he functions to structure and negotiate agreements that address the environmental liabilities in such a way that transactions can proceed.

Memberships:

Boston Bar Association, Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors

Additional Information:

In 2013, Mr. Rosenblatt was elected Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management.
Mr. Rosenblatt served for three years as Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association (BBA) Summer Jobs Program (2010-2012).
During his professional career, Mr. Rosenblatt has authored numerous articles for trade publications, newspapers, and journals relating to environmental law. He frequently speaks at banking and industry seminars.
Mr. Rosenblatt has served on the faculty of several continuing legal education programs.
At Boston College, Mr. Rosenblatt served on the Environmental Affairs Law Review. He authored an article on the legal implications of recombinant DNA engineering, which was published in 1982.
Mr. Rosenblatt is Past Chairman of the Law Firm Alliance (Alliance) - Term 2004-2007. The Alliance is a loose affiliation of mid-sized law firms created to provide a vehicle for clients to obtain competent and responsive legal services by providing a network of member firms for referral of legal matters.

Education:

J.D., with honors, Boston College Law School, 1982
B.A., Trinity College, Hartford

Awards:

Mr. Rosenblatt was listed in the "Who's Who in Legal Services" section of the Boston Business Journal on March 11, 2011.
Mr. Rosenblatt is a member of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL), a professional association of distinguished private sector lawyers who practice in the field of environmental law. Membership is by invitation and members are recognized by their peers as preeminent in their field. ACOEL members are dedicated to: maintaining and improving the ethical practice of environmental law; the administration of justice; and the development of environmental law at both the state and federal level.
For over ten consecutive years, Mr. Rosenblatt has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (1995-2013) in the field(s) of Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental. Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys throughout the country cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor.
2004 recipient of the American Jewish Committee's (AJC) Judge Learned Hand Award. The AJC gives this honor to outstanding leaders in the legal profession who exemplify the high principles for which Judge Learned Hand was renowned.
Mr. Rosenblatt was selected for inclusion in Massachusetts Super Lawyers® (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004). Super Lawyers and Rising Stars employ an annual jurisdictional selection process. Only five percent of lawyers in the state were selected to the Super Lawyers list and 2.5 percent to the Rising Stars list. The listing appears annually in the November issue of Boston magazine and in New England Super Lawyers.

Quotes:

1/11/2013, Boston Business Journal - Graduates are encouraged to specialize
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Jay Fitzgerald.
7/20/2012, Boston Business Journal - Entry level legal salaries keep sinking
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
1/27/2012, Boston Business Journal - Legal hiring heats up — that is, in specific areas
David Rosenblatt and Timothy Famulare were quoted in this article by Keith Regan.
1/6/2012, Boston Business Journal - Law firms cautiously optimistic for 2012
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
10/21/2011, Boston Business Journal - Diversity a way of doing business for these firms
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
5/27/2011, Boston Business Journal - Alternatives step up competition for white-shoe law firms
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by John Gauch.
11/30/2010, Boston Business Journal - Survey: Holiday parties on the rise
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
10/15/2010, Boston Business Journal - Law firm ratings systems receiving mixed reviews
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
8/13/2010, Boston Business Journal - Slowly but Surely, Lawyers See Business on Upswing
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
3/15/2010, BBA Week (e-Newsletter for the Boston Bar Association) - From Backpacks to Briefcases: The BBA Summer Jobs Program
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article.
11/10/2009, ABA Journal - Five-Star Law Firms? ACC Publishes Ratings, to Mixed Reviews
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Debra Cassens Weiss.
2/2/2009, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Confidential Informant: Is ‘mid-size’ the new ‘mega’?
David Rosenblatt discussed the structure of mid-sized firms and the value propositon offered.
9/5/2008, Boston Business Journal - Local law school changes name to play up hub angle
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Jesse Noyes.
7/25/2008, Boston Business Journal - Businesses set social boundaries for networking sites
David Rosenblatt was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
3/7/2008, Boston Business Journal - Economics of the Law
David Rosenblatt was quoted in the article.
1/25/2008, Boston Business Journal - Executive Profile: David P. Rosenblatt - Trial by fire
"Burns & Levinson's managing partner leads firm through power struggle"
4/9/2006, New England Cable News - This Week in Business
David Rosenblatt appeared on NECN discussing law firm mergers on April 9, 2006 during the program This Week in Business. The program was hosted by Paul Guzzi, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and Mike Nikitas, a 14-year veteran of NECN and morning anchor. This Week in Business is a half-hour television program focused on the major business stories of the week and the most significant, enduring issues that affect the region's business community.
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3/5/2006, Boston Sunday Globe - "Trial and error at high school"
Nancy Newark, David Rosenblatt and Victoria Walton were featured in this article by Kristen Green. The article showcased the firm's partnership with Brighton High School and Ms. Newark and Ms. Walton's involvement with coaching the Brighton High School mock trial team.
12/22/2005, WBZ Radio Interview - Burns & Levinson and Perkins Smith & Cohen to Merge
Burns & Levinson received extensive press coverage and appeared in newspapers locally, regionally and nationally about the attorneys of Perkins Smith & Cohen, known for its Science & Technology practice, joining the firm. Managing partner, David P. Rosenblatt, was interviewed by WBZ radio. Click the link above to listen to the interview.
11/8/2004, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, (pgs. B20 and B12; pgs 33 M.L.W. 618 and M.L.W. 620) - "Boston's Power Matrix"
David Rosenblatt was featured as one of Boston's most prominent lawyers in a two-page spread.
11/1/2004, The Jewish Advocate - "David P. Rosenblatt Named Chair of Law Firm Alliance"
David P. Rosenblatt was featured in the article regarding his recent appointment to Chairman of the Law Firm Alliance, a law firm referral network association.
10/4/2004, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - "Debunking the Law-Firm 'Danger Zone'"
David Rosenblatt was quoted in the article by John O. Cunningham.
6/25/2004, The Jewish Advocate - "Compliance Not Cleanup"
David Rosenblatt was quoted in the article by Jason Neilsen.
4/23/2004, Boston Business Journal - "Despite Predictions, Midsize Firms Survive, Even Thrive"
David Rosenblatt was quoted in the article, by Sheri Qualters in the Law and Accounting Supplement.
11/3/2003, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - "Member on the Move"
David Rosenblatt was featured in the article.
1/24/2003, Boston Business Journal - "List Reveals Law Firm Shake-Ups"
David Rosenblatt was quoted in the article. "I do think that midsize firms have to differentiate themselves in some way from some larger brand-name firms," Rosenblatt said. "We're trying to do that. One of the ways we're doing that is with the cost of legal services."
11/8/2002, Boston Business Journal - "In Flux, Burns & Levinson Regroups with New Strategies"
David Rosenblatt, Frank Segall, Laura R. Studen and the Firm were featured in the article by Sheri Qualters.
9/13/2002, Boston Business Journal - "Burns & Levinson Buys Peabody's RI Office"
Managing Partner, David Rosenblatt talked to Jill Lerner about the new Providence, RI office and the firm's recent growth.
6/14/2002, Boston Business Journal - "Tobacco Fee Lawsuit to Get First Hearing"
David Rosenblatt was quoted in the article by Sheri Qualters.
5/31/2002, Boston Business Journal - "Two Midsize Legal Firms Rebound After Defections"
David Rosenblatt was interviewed for and quoted in the article by Sheri Qualters.

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Recent Articles and Publications:

Maintaining Our Focus
Focus Newsletter, Page 1, Winter 2013

Up and Down and Up Again
Focus Newsletter, Page 1, Winter 2012

When Does a Superfund Cleanup "End"?
ACOEL - American College of Environmental Lawyers (www.acoel.org), April 4, 2011

Positive Directions
Focus [Page 1], Winter 2011

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Speaking Engagements:

Legal Marketing Association, New England Chapter Program, 4.14.2010
Location: Burns & Levinson LLP
Role: Panelist
Topic: Hit the Ground Running – Best Practices for Lateral Partner Integration

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