Marc Rotter

Counsel

Marc Rotter
  • JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School, 2009; Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
  • BA (Sociology and Politics), summa cum laude, Brandeis University, 2006; John Dewey/Harry C. Boyte Prize for the Scholarship and Practice of Democracy

Qualifications

  • New York, 2010

Marc Rotter

Counsel

Marc Rotter joined the capital markets group of Ropes & Gray in 2021. Prior to joining the firm, Marc practiced in the New York and London offices of another prominent global law firm. Marc concentrates his practice on advising buy-side investors, issuers, selling shareholders, underwriters and other market participants on securities law matters and capital market transactions, including public offerings and private placements, beneficial ownership reporting, Section 16, resales of restricted securities, insider trading and other regulatory issues. Marc also advises clients on securities law issues related to blockchain, cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

During law school, Marc served as a student attorney with the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, where he represented low-income tenants.

Publications

  • Co-author, “Preparing for the SEC’s Climate Disclosure RulesToday’s General Counsel (September 6, 2022)
  • Quoted, “Winners and losers at this year’s AGMs,” Financial Times (May 4, 2022)
  • Co-author, "Ten Thoughts on the SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rules," Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (April 30, 2022)
  • Co-author, “10 Considerations After SEC’s Climate Disclosure Proposal,” Law360 (April 28, 2022)
  • Co-author, “SEC Highlighting the Need to Consider Climate Change Disclosures in SEC Filings,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (October 24, 2021)
  • Co-author, “Proposed SEC Rule 144 Amendments,” The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (January 2021)
  • Co-author, “SEC Expands The Accredited Investor Definition,” Mondaq (September 2020)
  • Co-author, “SEC Proposal to Significantly Change Reporting by Institutional Investors,” The CLS Blue Sky Blog (July 2020)
  • Co-author, “SEC Proposes Amendments To The Definition Of Accredited Investor,” Mondaq (January 2020)
  • Co-author, “Second Circuit Decision Finds Implied Private Right of Action Under the Investment Company Act,” Wall Street Lawyer (October 2019)
  • Co-author, “Recent Case Law Impacts Advisory Clients’ Exposure to Section 13(d) and Section 16 Reporting Obligations and Liability Under the Exchange Act,” WFPS Business Consulting Industry and Regulatory Updates (June 2019)
  • Co-author, “Second Circuit Overturns Expansive Interpretation of Trust Indenture Act, Facilitating Out-of-Court Restructuringsm” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law (June 2017)
  • Co-author, “Bitcoins and Blockchain: The Use of Distributed Ledger Technology for the Issuance of Digital Securities,” Bloomberg BNA World Securities Law Report (January 2016)
 
  • JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School, 2009; Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
  • BA (Sociology and Politics), summa cum laude, Brandeis University, 2006; John Dewey/Harry C. Boyte Prize for the Scholarship and Practice of Democracy

Qualifications

  • New York, 2010
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