{"id":236763,"date":"2024-06-26T18:26:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/who-is-mathew-s-rosengart-5-facts-on-britney-spears-former-lawyer-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:05","slug":"who-is-mathew-s-rosengart-5-facts-on-britney-spears-former-lawyer-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/who-is-mathew-s-rosengart-5-facts-on-britney-spears-former-lawyer-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Mathew S. Rosengart? 5 Facts On Britney Spears\u2019 Former Lawyer \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/britney-spears-then-and-now-transformation-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mathew-rosengart-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mathew-rosengart-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mathew-rosengart-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mathew-rosengart-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/britney-spears-then-and-now-transformation-photos\/#!1\/various-203\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"306\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/britney-spears-over-the-years-17.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=306\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Britney Spears Rehearsing For Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at Usta National Tennis Center Flushing Ny On August 28 1999 \u00c2&#10;VARIOUS\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-2\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/britney-spears-then-and-now-transformation-photos\/#!2\/britney-spears-at-walt-disney-world-orlando-florida-usa-15-jun-1999\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"293\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/britney-spears-over-the-years-15.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=293\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Britney Spears&#10;Britney Spears at Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida, USA - 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FALLON\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/britney-spears\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Britney Spears<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and her attorney\u00a0<strong>Mathew Rosengart\u00a0<\/strong>have gone their separate ways nearly three years after the celebrity lawyer helped her get out of her conservatorship. The attorney helped the \u201cToxic\u201d singer sort out all the financial details after ending her conservatorship, reaching a settlement with Britney\u2019s father\u00a0<strong>Jamie Spears<\/strong> in April. Now that all of the loose ends relating to her controversial conservatorship have been wrapped up, Mathew has parted ways with the popstar to focus on other cases, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/24\/entertainment\/britney-spears-mathew-rosengart\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Following the decision, Mathew spoke about how it was an honor to work on the case in a statement to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/lawyer-mathew-rosengart-britney-spears-conservatorship-1235931256\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt has been an honor to serve as Britney\u2019s litigator, to work with her to achieve her goals in obtaining the court-ordered suspension of her former conservator, followed by restoring her fundamental rights and civil liberties, while continuing to protect her and more recently to extricate her from all outstanding litigation and the byzantine probate court proceedings. As I\u2019ve always said, the credit goes to Britney,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Britney\u2019s decision to hire Mathew marked a <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2021\/11\/12\/britney-spears-conservatorship-ends-lawyer-reacts\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">win in her conservatorship trial<\/a> in July 2021. As everyone knows, the singer was<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2021\/11\/12\/britney-spears-conservatorship-ends\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> freed from the conservatorship<\/a> months later in November. After the decision came in, the lawyer confirmed the news to the press outside the courthouse. \u201cJudge Penny decided to agree with Britney Spears, and as of today, effectively immediately \u2014 the conservatorship has been terminated as both her person and estate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">As Mathew begins this new chapter, get to know more about Britney\u2019s former lawyer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5292734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5292734\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5292734\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mathew-rosengart-embed.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=620\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5292734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chelsea Guglielmino\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Mathew Was a Federal Prosecutor<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Mathew is an attorney for the law firm Greenberg Traurig. He studied at the Boston College Law School, where he graduated <em>cum laude<\/em>. Prior to his work in entertainment and white-collar crime, he was a federal prosecutor. His cases were incredibly varied from \u201cviolent crimes to public corruption,\u201d as the bio on his firm\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtlaw.com\/en\/professionals\/r\/rosengart-mathew-s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">website<\/a> states. His \u201cnationally-recognized trial practice includes complex commercial and entertainment litigation.\u201d His bio lists various attorney positions he held for the United States Department of Justice, including a trial attorney for the Justice Department\u2019s Civil and Criminal Divisions and the Criminal Division Campaign Finance Task Force.<\/p>\n<h2>Mathew Won a Defamation Lawsuit for Sean Penn<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Mathew\u2019s famous clients include <em>Mystic River\u00a0<\/em>star\u00a0<strong>Sean Penn.\u00a0<\/strong>Mathew was Sean\u2019s lawyer in a defamation suit against\u00a0<em>Empire\u00a0<\/em>creator\u00a0<strong>Lee Daniels<em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>When Lee mentioned Sean in a discussion about domestic abuse allegations against\u00a0<em>Empire\u00a0<\/em>star\u00a0<strong>Terrence Howard<\/strong> in a 2015 interview with\u00a0<em>The Hollywood Reporter,<\/em> Sean tried to sue the director for $10 million for defamation. Mathew was Sean\u2019s lawyer when the two stars settled with an apology from Lee and a donation to Sean\u2019s charity Community Organized Relief Effort (at the time, called \u201cJ\/P\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"HRO\" data-scaytid=\"1\">HRO\u201d), according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/sean-penn-wins-apology-lee-890533\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Mathew Has a Number of Accolades<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Mathew has been recognized on a number of occasions for his skills as a lawyer. Most recently, he was recognized as a \u201cTop Litigator\u201d and \u201cLeader of Influence\u201d by the\u00a0<em>Los Angeles Business Journal,\u00a0<\/em>on July 12, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/greenberg_traurig_s_matt_rosengart_named_top_litigator_and_leader_of_influence_by_los_angeles_business_journal\/prweb18064663.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">press release<\/a>. He\u2019s also been named in both\u00a0<em>Variety<\/em>\u2018s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/lists\/varietys-legal-impact-report-2021\/mathew-rosengart\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Legal Impact Report<\/a>\u201d and\u00a0<em>The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lists\/hollywood-most-powerful-lawyers-2021\/gretchen-rush-6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Power Lawyers<\/a>\u201d lists for multiple years. He was named in both publications\u2019 lists in 2021.<\/p>\n<h2>Mathew Has Represented a Ton of Celebrities<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Mathew has tons of experience in media and entertainment litigation, and it\u2019s only natural that his past clients include a bunch of celebrities. Besides Sean Penn, Mathew has represented\u00a0<strong>Winona Ryder,\u00a0<\/strong>NBA player\u00a0<strong>Jimmy Butler,\u00a0<\/strong><em>Shark Tank\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><strong>Daymond John,<\/strong> and that\u2019s only in the past year, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lists\/hollywood-most-powerful-lawyers-2021\/gretchen-rush-6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">The Hollywood Reporter. <\/a><\/em>Other stars who Mathew represents include\u00a0<strong>Steven Spielberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Vedder,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Keanu Reeves,<\/strong> via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/lists\/varietys-legal-impact-report-2021\/mathew-rosengart\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Mathew Won a $14 Million Trial Against Gold Circle Films<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">Prior to Britney\u2019s conservator trial, one of Mathew\u2019s most noteworthy cases was in 2019, when he represented the New York hedge fund Sandton Capital in its trial against Gold Circle Films, which has produced movies like <em>Pitch Perfect\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>My Big Fat Greek Wedding<\/em>. The production company had borrowed millions of dollars, and the debt was sold to Sandton. The hedge fund pursued a legal battle in 2015, with Mathew as its representative. A New York Supreme Court judge ruled against Gold Circle, and the production company was found to owe $14.1 million to Sandton, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/biz\/news\/gold-circle-films-14-million-judgment-1203235297\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-mathew-s-rosengart-lawyer-4476216\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: PATRICK T. 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