Robert Rotenberg (born April 21, 1953) is a Canadian criminal defence lawyer and writer, based in Toronto.
[5] Older brother David Rotenberg also attended the University of Toronto and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Cases attracting particular attention have included the defence in 2007 of an Ontario College of Art and Design student who planted a fake bomb and posted a YouTube video about it as part of an art project, which in turn prompted an evacuation during a gala fundraiser at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Since then, he has published The Guilty Plea in 2011, Stray Bullets in 2012 and Stranglehold in 2013, "Heart of the City" in 2018, "Downfall" in 2021 and "What We Buried" in 2024 .
[12] A 2021 book, Downfall, has the male protagonist, Ari Greene, promoted to head of homicide squad of the Toronto Police Force.
He has participated in The Word on the Street, Authors at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto and the Ottawa International Writers Festival, Thrillerfest in New York City, among other literary events.