Howard S. Rosenblum Joins Choate as a Partner in Private Equity Group

Choate today announced that Howard S. Rosenblum, formerly Chair of the Fund Formation and Operations Practice at DLA Piper LLP and a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Group, has joined Choate as a Partner in its Private Equity Group.  Mr. Rosenblum will continue to focus his practice on the formation of and investments by domestic and international private equity funds, and providing general representation to emerging growth companies.

Mr. Rosenblum has over 35 years of experience representing emerging growth companies and venture capital and private equity firms.  He began his career at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP in 1979, where he spent 26 years working in the private equity arena.  He started the firm’s private equity practice focused on Israel in 1996, which he grew to become the dominant law firm representing Israeli VC and PE firms.  Mr. Rosenblum has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the fund formation and corporate areas in Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and The Legal 500.

“Howard is an extremely talented, experienced and highly regarded private equity attorney, and we are thrilled that he is joining our growing Private Equity practice.  Choate has handled over $30 billion in middle market M&A and investment transactions in the past five years, so we are always looking to make high level strategic hires in this area,” said Charles Cheever, co-managing partner at Choate.  “He will be a tremendous asset to our clients and our team.”

On the private equity side, Mr. Rosenblum advises fund managers on a broad range of issues, including fundraising, capital formation, organizational structure, internal governance and operational issues, and structuring and implementation of portfolio transactions.  His work with growth companies includes counseling in all aspects of operations, from start-up through public offerings and/or acquisitions, with particular emphasis on financing transactions, and covers a diverse range of businesses including software, retail, telecommunications and Internet.  

“Choate is well known as one of the preeminent private equity players in the middle market, and I am very excited to join this fantastic team of professionals,” said Mr. Rosenblum.  “I look forward to putting my deep VC and PE fund experience to work for Choate’s clients across a broad range of industries.”

Mr. Rosenblum received his JD, cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 1979 and his BA, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976.