As an experienced trial lawyer, Tom Rohback has had the privilege of representing some of the world’s most respected corporations and Am Law 100 law firms in over 30 jury and bench trials, as well as appeals and class actions in jurisdictions all over the country. During one year, he tried three federal court jury cases in a three-month period–and obtained a directed verdict in each case.
Tom’s cases involve diverse issues, including antitrust, insurance, corporate raiding, breaches of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, unfair trade practices, tortious interference, fraud, intellectual property, employment discrimination, anti-terrorism litigation, and defense of law firms sued for malpractice. He is currently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA and has been recognized as a “Leader in the Field” in Litigation for a decade. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and is recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star.
Once profiled by The National Law Journal among a group of “successful business litigators in the U.S. who used innovative tactics to help them win major trial victories,” Tom successfully tried to verdict an unfair trade practices class action where the plaintiffs were seeking $400 million.
In 2023 alone, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the District Court rendered decisions rejecting malpractice and breach-of-duty claims of the Rapper 50 Cent against our client, an Am Law 100 firm; an arbitration in New York ended when the claimant recognized that it could not prevail on its malpractice claim against an Am Law 100 law firm we were defending involving the failed acquisition of a fleet of ocean tankers valued at over $74 million; and in a case in the SDNY, in which we represented a plaintiff, the defendants called the court the day before trial was to begin and settled the multimillion-dollar claims confronting them for breach of contract and fraud.
Tom is known for being able to quickly identify a path to victory even in the most complicated cases. He has an active pro bono practice and was named to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut’s Pro Bono Honor Roll in 2023.
Updated Oct 2024
