Mathew Rosengart arrives on the rooftop restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills wearing a wheaten wool coat from Barney’s, steeled against the early February cold snap that has whipped across Los Angeles.
The sky is awash in Monet watercolors, the twinkling lights of Beverly Hills are aglitter. “It’s imperfect, and the clichés are often true, but there is something magical about L.A.
at night,” says Rosengart, his eyes locked on the scenic stretch of palm trees and swimming pools below.It’s nearing 6 p.m. and Rosengart, Variety’s 2022 Power of Law honoree, has walked to the hotel from the nearby Century City offices of Greenberg Traurig, where he has been a litigation partner since joining the prestigious international firm in 2011.
A former federal prosecutor with the United States Justice Dept. who cut his teeth clerking for Supreme Court Justice David Souter, Rosengart’s reputation as a Hollywood power attorney has long been established.
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