Jeff Rothenberg joined HRFM in 1984 and was its managing partner from 2001 to 2013, followed by senior partner, a designation he held until his retirement in 2018.

His extensive experience included international patents and trademarks, design patents and intellectual property due diligence evaluations for venture capital firms.

He has served in several key leadership and member roles:

• Chairman of the Technology Council for the Center for Economic Growth
• President of the Central New York Patent Law Association
• Founding co-chairman of the Tech Valley Licensing Executives Society
• Member of the New York State Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section

Jeff founded his forte — strategic planning in the creation, commercialization and management of intellectual property portfolios — upon his prior experience as manager of a corporate patent and licensing department. In 1996, a patent he procured for the Eastman Kodak Company received the National Inventor of the Year award.

He received his Juris Doctor from George Washington University in 1972 and his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1968.