Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Corporate

Steven A. Rosenblum is continuing an active practice as Of Counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, after serving as a Partner of the firm from 1989 through 2025 and as Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Department from 2010 through 2025. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, takeover defense, corporate governance, shareholder and hedge fund activism, proxy fights, joint ventures and securities law.

Mr. Rosenblum has been recognized by Chambers Global  as one of the world’s leading transactional lawyers, by Forbes as one of America’s Top M&A Lawyers, and by Lawdragon as one of the 500 leading lawyers in America and as one of the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America. He has been selected several times as a BTI Client Service All-Star by the BTI Consulting Group for his level of dedication and commitment to exceptional client service.

Mr. Rosenblum is a member of the American Law Institute, the American College of Governance Counsel, and the Board of Advisors of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law. He writes and participates in panels and programs on a number of topics, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and hedge fund activism, corporate governance, corporate disclosure and proxy reform.  He has served as co-chair of the Annual Federal Securities Institute in Miami since 2005.

• Harvard University, B.A. 1978, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

• Yale Law School, J.D. 1982