Morgenthau, Robert M.

Morgenthau, Robert M. (Morris)

(1919– ) government attorney; born in New York City. After practicing with the New York firm of Patterson, Belknap, & Webb (1949–61), he served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (1961–70), targeting white-collar crime. Serving as the district attorney of Manhattan beginning in 1975, he prosecuted numerous important cases and provided extraordinary training for trial lawyers.