Here are some of the profile pieces that were published, radio appearances I made and more, in advance of my first novel, Old City Hall, coming out. (Note that some of the links included here require publication subscriptions or registrations.) I also have a selection of some of the many reviews of Old City Hall from print and online publications. You can check them out on the Reviews page. Thanks.

My Toronto: Robert Rotenberg
by Barry Hertz
Lawyer by day, aspiring author by night, Robert Rotenberg used to lead a hectic life. After his first novel, Old City Hall, was released this past spring to great acclaim, Rotenberg's schedule only got busier. The former editor of T.O. The Magazine of Toronto is now writing a sequel to his murder-mystery – which featured Toronto the Good in a not-so- flattering light – and just signed an option deal with Shaftesbury Films to produce a TV series based on the book. Rotenberg spoke with the Post's Barry Hertz about success, Scarborough and strip malls. Read the complete article here.

Can't hardly wait
by Greig Dymond, CBC News
The publication of Old City Hall was picked as one of the top 15 things we're stoked about seeing and hearing in 2009. Me and the Obama inauguration on the same page. Check it out – the March 3, 2009 launch.

Murder most local
by Kate Hammer
There are tons of great places to murder someone in Toronto, and Robert Rotenberg knows where to find them. After nearly two decades as a criminal lawyer, he can list more than a few. Read the complete article here.

Lawyer's whodunit set in Toronto court
Veteran criminal defender scribbled notes for mystery novel on backs of legal papers
by Tracey Tyler
Rotenberg, 55, is perfectly positioned to tell the story. As a Toronto defence lawyer, he knows the territory, but his real interest is "trying to figure out what makes people tick," which is what drew him to the practise of criminal law. Read the complete article here.

Definitely Not the Opera
CBC Radio
Robert Rotenberg knows about the collision of pop culture courts and real courts. He's seen both, as a criminal lawyer, and now as the author of Old City Hall, a legal thriller. We'll meet him at Old City Hall to talk about it and the case he can't forget. Click here to listen to the segment (mp3 format).

The letter of the law
by Mark Medley
"A courthouse is a classic class system," says Robert Rotenberg, criminal lawyer and newly minted author, sitting in a coffee shop in the shadow of Old City Hall … What better place to set part of his debut novel, which happens to take Old City Hall as its title. A murder-mystery that shows the bad side of Toronto the Good, the book is among the most buzzed-about titles of the spring, with rights already sold around the world. Read the complete article here.