Eric M. Roth

Background

Roth, Eric M. was born on January 16, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Education

Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction in all subjects, 1974). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1977).

Career

Worked at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

1980, District of Columbia. 1981, United States. Supreme Court. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1995, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

1997, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Member, 1975-1976 and Note and Comment Editor, 1976-1977, New York University Law Review. Co-Author: with Herbert M. Wachtell and Andrew C. Houston, "Investment Banker Liability to Shareholders in the Sale-of-Control Context," New York Law Journal, March 29, 1990.

Author: "The Paper Tiger: Disclosure of Board Control Transfers Under Section 14 (f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934," New York University Law Review, Volume 51, #4, October, 1976. Law Clerk to the Honorary Lee P. Gagliardi, United States. District Court, 1977-1979.

Former Member, Board of Directors, New York University Law Alumni Association, Inc. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.

Federal Bar Council.

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1978; United States District Court (southern, eastern districts) New York 1978, District of Columbia 1980. Supreme Court of the United States Court 1981. United States Court Appeals (2nd. cir, ) 1984, (4th, 5thcirs.) 1985, (8th circuit) 1989, (11th circuit) 1995, (9th circuit) 1997.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, The District of Columbia Bar, Federal Bar Council, New York University LawAlumni Association Inc. (former member board dirs).