Claudia Rosenbaum

Washington, D.C., United States

Legal Correspondent at Freelance

Legal Correspondent. Attended more Lindsay Lohan hearings than Lindsay Lohan. Formerly @BuzzFeed @ENews @Billboard. DMs are open

Articles

Will Diddy Testify or Be Pardoned By Trump?

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

For weekly updates on all the most pivotal and dramatic moments from Diddy’s trial, sign up for our newsletter: Court Appearances: United States v. Diddy, and check out the rest of our trial coverage here. No one has been watching Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal racketeering and sex-trafficking case closer than Texas plaintiff attorney Tony Buzbee. Buzbee has already filed more than 40 civil lawsuits against Diddy, and he said he’s nowhere close to being done.
New York’s Biggest Entertainment Attorneys 2025

2 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

Bold names go hand in hand with New York’s top entertainment attorneys, whether as an adversary or ally. And while much of the dealmaking happens behind closed doors, that noise reaches far beyond the confines of one industry or one city, even if that city is Manhattan.
Inside Marcus Samuelsson’s Bright, Berbere-Blasted D.C. Debut

2 weeks ago | dc.eater.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

NY-based celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson finally gets to do a D.C. restaurant on his terms. Marcus DC, his first in the nation’s capital, opened Tuesday, June 3, in NoMa’s Morrow Hotel (222 M Street NE).
Tom Girardi Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on His 86th Birthday

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne’s disgraced husband, a former top plaintiff lawyer in Los Angeles, definitely did not receive the birthday present he wanted. On his 86th birthday, Tom Girardi was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for leading a yearslong scheme in which he embezzled tens of millions of dollars of settlement money that belonged to his clients, according to prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Central District of California.
Diddy’s Attorneys Need to Be ‘Trial Warriors’ Prepared for ‘War’

1 month ago | vulture.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

The squad. For weekly updates on all the most pivotal and dramatic moments from Diddy’s trial, sign up for our newsletter: Court Appearances: United States v. Diddy, and check out the rest of our trial coverage here. Sean Combs is relying on his formidable legal team to defend him against the federal charges that he led a racketeering conspiracy that engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice, among other crimes.
What Happened Outside Diddy’s Courthouse Today

1 month ago | vulture.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

One of Diddy’s attorneys arrives to the media frenzy. For weekly updates on all the most pivotal and dramatic moments from Diddy’s trial, sign up for our newsletter: Court Appearances: United States v. Diddy, and check out the rest of our trial coverage here. At around roughly 4 a.m., many members of network media arrived to score a coveted spot outside 500 Pearl Street for the opening statements in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking and racketeering trial.
Vulture - Diddy Trial

1 month ago | vulture.com | Victoria Bekiempis |Bethy Squires |Justin Curto |Claudia Rosenbaum

The arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs, 55, came following a slew of abuse allegations, beginning with a bombshell federal lawsuit filed by ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in November 2023. Less than a year later, the first stages of his trial have officially commenced in federal court. Follow along here for the latest news and updates. Her testimony against Diddy showed a pattern of abuse. Including whether or not it will be televised.
DC’s Beloved Founding Farmers gets a sprawling new Alexandria outpost

2 months ago | opentable.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

Founding Farmers in Alexandria marks the eighth outpost of restaurateur Dan Simons’s beloved DC restaurant chain, but even with that level of expansion, the restaurants have always stayed true to their farm-to-table roots. Everything is still made in-house with fresh produce trucked in directly from nearby farms. “This is all about our mission, buying as many products and ingredients from American family farmers and producers as possible,” Simons says.
How One Hollywood Power Attorney Turned a Postage Error Into a Career

2 months ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

One fateful day in 1997, when Dan Scharf was a young attorney working as a public defender in Northern California, he spotted a job listing he thought might change his life. SAG in L.A. was looking for a lawyer. He typed up a résumé, stuffed it in a mailbox and crossed his fingers. And he might have even gotten a response had he not written the wrong address on the envelope. “I remember thinking, ‘This is not going to happen,’ ” he recalls when he saw “return to sender” on the letter.
Power Lawyers 2025: Meet Hollywood’s Top 100 Attorneys

2 months ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Claudia Rosenbaum

Meet the dealmakers and litigators who made the cut for THR‘s 20th annual list of the entertainment industry’s most powerful legal advocates. These 100 standouts — listed alphabetically along with their practice area, firm and law school alma mater — negotiate the pacts and fight the battles that keep the cameras rolling. Winston Cho contributed to this report.