Education

  • J.D., Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, 1996
  • B.A., Villanova University, summa cum laude, 1992, Phi Beta Kappa

    Law Clerk, Honorable Patrick F.X. Fitzpatrick, Superior Court, NJ, Law Division, 1996-1997

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Memberships & Affiliations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

New Jersey State Bar Association

DISTINCTIONS

Essex County Bar Association 2012 Bernard J. Kuttner Pro Bono Service Award

New Jersey Law Journal's 2009 Top Forty Under 40

New Jersey Super Lawyers 2009 Rising Star

NJBIZ Magazine's 2008 Top Forty Under 40 Most Dynamic Business Leaders in New Jersey

Volunteer Lawyer's for Justice's 2008 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year

Geoffrey N. Rosamond

Partner
  • T: 973.639.8461
    F: 973.297.3912
    • Four Gateway Center
      100 Mulberry St.
      Newark, NJ 07102

Mr. Rosamond's practice is concentrated in criminal defense and commercial litigation in federal and state court. He has represented corporations and individuals in a broad array of criminal and regulatory investigations and proceedings involving allegations of mail and wire fraud, insider trading, theft, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, commercial bribery and bribery of public officials, securities fraud and money laundering. Mr. Rosamond has experience advising corporate and individual clients in all aspects of the criminal process, from grand jury investigations through post-indictment proceedings; responding to search warrants, subpoenas and requests for information; and achieving favorable dispositions of regulatory and criminal cases brought by the federal and state governments through negotiations or trial.

Mr. Rosamond also counsels and assists corporations in implementing effective corporate compliance and ethics programs to prevent and detect unlawful conduct before it develops into more serious issues. He has extensive practical experience in crafting proactive compliance and ethics programs for corporations in regulated and non-regulated industries. In addition, Mr. Rosamond has broad experience conducting effective internal corporate investigations to mitigate the impact of any detected misconduct and minimize the corporation's exposure to civil and criminal punishment. Mr. Rosamond serves as the Chairman on the firm's Pro Bono Committee and is a Steering Committee Member for the Newark Reentry Legal Services ("ReLeSe") Network. Mr. Rosamond was selected by the Essex County Bar Association to receive the 2012 Bernard J. Kuttner Pro Bono Service Award.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rosamond served as an Assistant Prosecutor with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office from 1997 until 2000 where he handled a variety of criminal prosecutions for robbery, drug offenses, aggravated assault, theft, eluding and burglary. He has also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Patrick F.X. Fitzpatrick, Judge of the Superior Court, Civil Division, in Bergen County, New Jersey from 1996 until 1997.

Representative Matters

Criminal / Regulatory Proceedings
Financial Institutions and Banks
Representation several financial institutions and banks in connection with grand jury investigations involving alleged misrepresentation of financial condition during application for Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, Mail and Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Embezzlement.
Representation of a large pediatric practice and home health care agency in separate Medicaid Fraud investigations by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.
Representation of a hospital in connection with national investigation by the Department of Justice regarding Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.
Representation of numerous individuals, including two NFL players, in federal and state criminal proceedings involving Medicaid Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Tax Evasion, Mail and Wire Fraud, Arson and Theft.

News

02/25/13
05/01/12
04/19/12
Geoffrey Rosamond and Natalya Johnson were quoted in "The Benefits of Pro Bono Work to a New Legal Career" which appeared in Dictum - The newsletter of the NJSBA Young Lawyers Division
05/03/10