The San Francisco practice will be led by Mr. Singer , who is a member of both the New York and California Bars and will divide his time among the firm 's offices . Prior to co-founding Singer Deutsch , he was a litigator at Proskauer Rose in both New York and Los Angeles ( 1996-2002 ) and Rosenman & Colin ( now Katten Muchin Rosenman ) ( 1992-1996 ) . Mr. Singer received his B.A. , Magna Cum Laude , from Tufts University , and he received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center , where he was an Associate Editor of the Law and Policy in International Business Law Review . Mr. Singer , a FINRA Arbitrator and Court Mediator , provides legal commentary on CNBC , Fox Business , CNN , and Yahoo Finance .