Pietragallo Continues Strategic Growth with Addition of Two New Associates in Pittsburgh Office

2025/07/10

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates to the firm’s Pittsburgh Office, marking another round of strategic hires for the firm this year as it continues to expand its talent and capabilities across key practice areas. The two new associates are: Latia R. J. Hubbard has joined Pietragallo as an associate in the Product Liability Practice Group. She has built her practice around addressing complex legal and regulatory challenges in the railroad industry, aiding her in advising clients on product-related matters and helping to navigate issues of safety, liability, and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining the firm, she was a member at a Mid-Atlantic regional law firm where she represented the railroad industry in cases that involve allegations of personal and occupational injuries and wrongful death. She was also an Assistant District Attorney in the Violent Crimes and Firearms Unit for the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Latia earned her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. Aaron M. McDonough has joined Pietragallo as an associate in the Business & Corporate and Bankruptcy Practice Groups. Aaron focuses his practice on real estate development. From initial acquisition to project completion, he guides his clients through the various stages of the development process, including negotiation, title review, government permitting and approvals, regulatory compliance, and the creation of planned community and condominium associations. In addition to development, he represents owners, brokers, and managers of residential and commercial property in purchase, lease, listing, and management agreements. He also maintains a robust business practice advising for-profit and non-profit entities. Aaron earned his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Old Dominion University. About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with five offices throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia from which we serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

Pietragallo recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®

2024/11/07

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, receiving sixteen Tier 1 Metro rankings in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These sixteen rankings include: Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL) Criminal Defense – White Collar (PHL) Employment Law – Individuals (PHL) Employment Law – Management (PHL) Health Care Law (PHL) Family Law (PGH) Insurance Law (PGH) Litigation – Insurance (PGH) Litigation – Labor & Employment (PGH & PHL) Litigation – Real Estate (PGH) Litigation – Trusts & Estates (PGH) Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (PGH) Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (PGH) Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (PGH) Trusts and Estates (PGH) Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (PGH) In addition to the Tier 1 Metro rankings, Pietragallo also received ten Tier 2 and Tier 3 Metro rankings: Tier 2 Metro firm in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in the respective practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Intellectual Property. Tier 3 Metro firm in Pittsburgh in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, and Litigation – Construction. Pietragallo has also been named as a Tier 2 National firm in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor & Employment and a Tier 3 National firm for our work in Health Care Law. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing: expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. Read More

26 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2025 The Best Lawyers In America and Ones to Watch

2024/08/15

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been named as 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch. In addition, Founding Partner William Pietragallo II has received “Lawyer of the Year” award for his work in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants in Pittsburgh. He was also recognized for his work in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants. Partner Douglas K. Rosenblum has also received “Lawyer of the Year” award for his work in Corporate Compliance Law in Philadelphia. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Their process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. The following were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America: Gaetan Alfano Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Employment Law – Individuals Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment Charles J. Avalli Family Law Litigation – Trusts and Estates Trusts and Estates Joseph J. Bosick Construction Law Litigation – Construction Pamela Coyle Brecht Qui Tam Law Kerri Lee Cappella Family Law Mark Gordon Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Kenneth J. Horoho, Jr. Family Law James F. Marrion Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Michael Morse Criminal Defense: White-Collar Richard J. Parks Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law Corporate Law Litigation – Real Estate William Pietragallo II Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants – Lawyer of the Year Francis E. Pipak, Jr. Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Marc S. Raspanti Criminal Defense: White-Collar Health Care Law Qui Tam Law Douglas K. Rosenblum Corporate Compliance Law – Lawyer of the Year Criminal Defense: White-Collar Clem C. Read More

Pietragallo recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®

2023/11/02

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, receiving fourteen Tier 1 Metro rankings in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These fourteen rankings include: Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL) Employment Law – Individuals (PHL) Health Care Law (PHL) Insurance Law (PGH) Litigation – Insurance (PGH) Litigation – Labor & Employment (PGH & PHL) Litigation – Real Estate (PGH) Litigation – Trusts & Estates (PGH) Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (PGH) Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (PGH) Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (PGH) Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (PGH) In addition to the Tier 1 Metro rankings, Pietragallo also received ten Tier 2 and Tier 3 Metro rankings: Tier 2 Metro firm in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and West Palm Beach in the respective practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Intellectual Property. Tier 3 Metro firm in Pittsburgh and West Palm Beach in the respective practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar Pietragallo has also been named as a Tier 2 National firm in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor & Employment and a Tier 3 National firm for our work in Health Care Law. Prior to merging with Pietragallo, Gentile Horoho & Avalli P.C. (GHA) was slated to be ranked as a Tier 1 Metro firm in Pittsburgh for their work in Family Law and a Tier 3 Metro firm in Pittsburgh for their work in Litigation – Trusts & Estates, and Trusts & Estates Law. All seven GHA attorneys, well-known for their experience in complex and high net-worth divorce and custody disputes as well as intricate estate/trust cases, have joined Pietragallo. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Read More

16 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

2023/05/19

Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 16 lawyers have been named to the 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. Each year, a research team at Super Lawyers conducts a multi-phase selection process reviewing independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.  Five percent of lawyers are selected to Super Lawyers and two and a half percent to Rising Stars. The following were recognized in the 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list: Gaetan J. Alfano Joseph J. Bosick Mark Gordon Brennan Hart Christopher A. Iacono Michael A. Morse William Pietragallo, II Francis E. Pipak, Jr Marc S. Raspanti (Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Top 100 in Philadelphia) Douglas K. Rosenblum Clem C. Trischler Paul K. Vey The following were recognized in the 2023 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list: Ashley Kenny John Kettering Alexander M. Owens Peter St. Tienne Wolff To read more, click here. About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with six offices throughout Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.   Read More

Rich Parks to speak at Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Program

2023/02/22

Pietragallo partner Rich Parks will be participating in the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s seminar “PA Business Law Quirks: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your Client” co-sponsored by the PBA Business Law Section and PBA Large Law Firm Committee, of which Kevin serves as the chair. This seminar will be held virtually on February 22, 2023. Kevin will be moderating the event while Rich will be speaking on the PA Deficiency Judgment Act. Business law is an integral aspect of any legal system as it governs and regulates the business environment, this program offers an overview of key concepts necessary to establish a strong foundation in this practice area. During the program speakers will be presenting on: Forming business entities under PA law (Corporations, LLCs and LP) Anti-takeover law Consent to Jurisdiction by registration, Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Enterprise liability in PA – piercing the corporate veil Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law: Who is protected, What does it protect against? Gregg v. Ameriprise Fin. Inc. PA Deficiency Judgment Act Further information can be found here: https://www.pbi.org/Meetings/Meeting.aspx?ID=44457 Read More

Pietragallo is recognized as a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report

2022/11/03

U.S. News & World Report recognizes Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP as a 2023 Tier 1 Metro “Best Law Firm” in twelve practice areas in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These twelve practice areas are: Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL) Employment Law – Individuals (PHL) Health Care Law (PHL) Insurance Law (PGH) Litigation – Labor & Employment (PGH & PHL) Litigation – Health Care (PGH) Litigation – Insurance (PGH) Litigation – Trusts & Estates (PGH) Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (PGH) Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (PGH) Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (PGH) and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (PGH) In addition to the Tier 1 Metro ratings, Pietragallo was named: Tier 2 Metro in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants. Tier 3 Metro in Pittsburgh and West Palm Beach in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Criminal Defense: General Practice, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar Pietragallo has also been named as Tier 2 across the nation in Litigation – Labor & Employment and Tier 3 nationally for our work in Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law. The U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing: expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. Lawyers also voted on expertise, responsiveness, integrity, cost-effectiveness, whether they would refer a matter to a firm, and if they consider a firm a worthy competitor. Read More

16 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

2022/05/23

Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 16 lawyers have been named as 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, including partner Marc Raspanti who was recognized in the Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 74 practice areas. Each year, a research team at Super Lawyers conducts a multi-phase selection process reviewing independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. With the objective being to provide a reliable, wide-ranging list of attorneys that can be used as a source for finding exceptional legal counsel. The following were chosen as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers: Gaetan J. Alfano Joseph J. Bosick Mark Gordon P. Brennan Hart Christopher A. Iacono Michael A. Morse William Pietragallo, II Francis E. Pipak, Jr. Marc S. Raspanti (Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Top 100 in Philadelphia) Douglas K. Rosenblum Clem C. Trischler Paul K. Vey The following were chosen as Pennsylvania Rising Stars: Ashley J. Kenny John W. Kettering Alexander Owens Peter St. Tienne Wolff   About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with six offices throughout Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

Client Alert: The CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program

March 27, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was signed into law today allocates $350 billion for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) meant to provide immediate relief to small businesses (less than 500 employees) and other eligible entities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Process: The process for securing a PPP loan is fairly simple. The law allows Small Business Administration (“SBA”) approved lenders to provide eligible businesses loans of up to $10 million (based on a formula tied to payroll costs) for payroll and other expenses incurred between February 15, 2020 and June 30, 2020. To determine loan eligibility, a lender need only consider whether the borrower was in operation on February 15, 2020 and paid employee salaries and payroll taxes or paid independent contractors. There are separate provisions for new or previously closed businesses. The Act waives fees for both borrowers and lenders. Loan Terms: A borrower is eligible for a loan equal to 2.5 months of regular payroll expenses, capped at $10 million. A borrower does not have to provide a personal guarantee or collateral to get a PPP loan. The loans have a maximum interest rate of 4% and only start to mature following the date the employer applies for loan forgiveness (see below). The loan can have a maximum maturity of ten (10) years from such date. Allowable Uses: Employers can use the funds from loans for (1) Payroll costs; (2) Group health care benefits during periods of paid sick, medical, or family leave, and insurance premiums; (3) Employee Salaries, commissions, or similar compensations (up to $100,000) (4) Payments of interest on mortgage obligations; (5) Rent (including rent under lease agreement); (5) Utilities; and (6) Interest on any other debt obligations incurred before the covered period. Loan Forgiveness: A portion of the loan may be forgiven in an amount equal to payments made on eligible employee payroll costs, interest payments on a covered mortgage obligation, rent, and utility payments made during the first 8-weeks after the origination date of the loan.  Read More

A Guide to Mergers of Nonprofit Entities

2019/12/30

As published in the January/February 2020 issue of The Pennsylvania Lawyer Nonprofits generally consider mergers for a variety of reasons, such as to avoid financial duress, to obtain stronger operational resources or to expand the scope of services. This article explores the statutory mechanisms available to nonprofits considering merger as well as discussion of the fiduciary duties of directors who may be considering a merger. Effects of Merger Section 331 of the Pennsylvania Transactions Law allows for the merger of two domestic (Pennsylvania) nonprofit entities. In such an instance, it is contemplated that Nonprofit 1 (NP1) would remain as the surviving association, with Nonprofit 2 (NP2) as the merged entity. For this to occur, each board of NP2 and NP1 would need to approve of a plan of merger, and a statement of merger would be filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State. Upon filing of the statement, the merger would be complete, and NP2 would no longer exist as a legal entity. Upon the effectiveness of the merger, all property of NP2 would become the property of NP1 (automatically, by operation of law), and all debts, obligations and liabilities of NP2 would be the debts, obligations and liabilities of NP1, without reversion, impairment or transfer. All rights, privileges, immunities and powers of NP2 would be vested in NP1, assuming there is no concern with diverting the charitable purpose of the assets. Effects of Dissolution As an alternative to merger, Section 5972 of the Nonprofit Corporate Law (NCL) allows for a voluntary dissolution of a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation by the directors and/or members of the corporation. The NP2 board would adopt a resolution that it be voluntarily dissolved. The articles of dissolution would be filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State. NP2 would be able to wind up its affairs either prior to or following the filing of the articles of dissolution. Read More