About The Arnold Z. Rosoff Awards

The Ad Club and The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce have partnered to present The 12thAnnual Arnold Z. Rosoff Awards.

The Rosoff Awards were created in 1996 to promote greater diversity in Boston advertising and business. These awards recognize outstanding diversity initiatives in our community and the amazing people behind them.

Event Details

• March 26, 2008
• 12:00 PM — 2:00 PM
  Registration Opens at 11:45 AM
• Fairmont Copley Plaza
• Click HERE to register

Ralph Martin is a partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP and managing principal of Bingham Consulting Group. He is the former Suffolk County District Attorney, having served as the chief elected law enforcement official for Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop from 1992-2002.

Mr. Martin has more than 20 years experience as a trial lawyer and state and federal prosecutor. Mr. Martin practices in the areas of corporate governance and investigations, white collar defense and general civil litigation. At Bingham Consulting, Mr. Martin assists clients when their business plans intersect with governmental and regulatory agencies. Bingham Consulting helps clients design and execute a multi-state political strategies to complement their business mission.

Before joining Bingham McCutchen, Mr. Martin served as the district attorney of Suffolk County for 9 ½ years.  He was appointed in 1992 and won election to the office in 1994 by a margin of almost 20 percent. He ran unopposed in 1998 and is the first African-American and Republican district attorney in Suffolk County’s history. He oversaw a $15 million budget and an office of 300 people, including 135 prosecutors. Mr. Martin was recognized for his leadership by former President Bill Clinton and former Attorney General Janet Reno and has traveled across the country to both lecture and consult on the business and strategy of managing and reducing crime.

At Bingham McCutchen, Mr. Martin is the chair of the firm's Diversity Task Force, an ongoing effort to build on Bingham's recognized strengths in the areas of recruitment, retention and advancement of lawyers from diverse backgrounds. In 2005 and 2006, Fortune magazine rated Bingham McCutchen as one of the 100 best companies to work for; in September 2003, The American Lawyer selected Bingham McCutchen as one of the top 20 firms on their "A-List of True First-Tier" law firms, based on diversity, pro bono work, associate satisfaction and revenue. In 2003, the Boston office was named as one of Boston's "50 Best Places to Work in Boston," and in 2004-2006, the Northern California offices were ranked on the list of the "50 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area."

Speaking Engagements

• Presenter, Law Education Institute 2006 Criminal Law Program, "Attorney-Client Privilege: Cutting Edge Issues" (1/06)
• Panel Member, Solomon McCown & Co. "I'm Sorry: How and When a Corporate Apology Can Be Helpful" (10/05)
• Keynote Speaker, Financial Executives Institute, "The Management of Sarbanes-Oxley Within Your Organization" (3/03)
• Presenter, Technology Capital Network, "Rules of Engagement for the Early-Stage Entrepreneur & Investor (2/03)
• Presenter of Remarks Titled "Why Avoiding Regulators Is Good For The Bottom Line" at Training Session for Top 100 Senior Credit Managers of Major Financial Institution. (11/02)
• Speaker, Executive Enterprise Institute, "Managing Officer and Director Risk Post-Enron and After Sarbanes-Oxley: The Imperative for Thorough Investigations" (9/24/02)
• One of five panelists participating in a panel discussion on post-Enron corporate governance and compliance issues to the New England Corporate Council Association. NECCA is composed of counsel from public and private Boston-area companies. (6/5/02)
• One of four panelists participating in a panel discussion of post-Enron corporate governance issues sponsored by Bingham Dana and insurer William Gallagher Associates (WGA). (6/18/02)
• Served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Legal Studies at Brandeis University (2000-2001)
• Served as a lecturer of Civil Trial Practice at Northeastern University School of Law (1987-1992)

Awards and Honors

• Massachusetts "Super Lawyers," Boston Magazine, 2005
• Recipient of Honorary Doctorates from Northeastern University (2003) and the New England School of Law (1994)
• Recipient of Massachusetts Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award for "Prosecutor of the Year" (January 2002)
• National Black Prosecutors’ Association President’s Award of Excellence (August 2000)
• Anti-Defamation League’s Civil Rights Award (June 1998)
• Northeastern University Alumni Association’s Outstanding Alumni Award in Public Service (1997)
• Brandeis University Alumni Achievement Award (October 1996)

Memberships

• Chairman, Judicial Nominating Committee (2003 - 2005)
• Member of Supreme Judicial Court’s Visiting Committee on Management in the Courts (2002 - 2004)
• Chairman, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (2006-present)
• Director and Vice Chair, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (2002 - 2006)
• Director, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts, Member-Finance & Business Performance Committee, Vice Chair-Governance Committee  (2004 - present)
• Presidential appointee, Special Committee on the Future of ALI-ABA (2004-present);  Member, ABA Commission on Sentencing, Corrections and Reentry (2005) Past Chair, Criminal Justice Section Council (1999-2001), and Delegate to House of Delegates (1998-2000), American Bar Association
• Trustee, Boston Children’s Hospital (1994 - 2004)
• Director, The Partnership (1999 - present); Chair (2001-2004)
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Boston Bar Association
• Life Member, Massachusetts Black Lawyers’ Association

Admissions and Courts

• Admitted to practice in Massachusetts

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1978
• Brandeis University, Bachelor of Arts, 1974