2020/04/27
Chambers & Partners, an international legal research firm, recently announced their 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Within, founding Partners William Pietragallo, II and Marc S. Raspanti have been recognized for their “outstanding legal practice” in the fields of “Litigation: General Commercial” and “White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations,” respectively. Chambers & Partners… Read more »
2020/03/19
The perils of substituting relators in the midst of a qui tam were the highlight of this week’s decision by the Delaware Supreme Court on certification from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Sanofi-Aventis United States Llc, No. 256, 2019, 2020 Del. LEXIS 97 (Mar. 17, 2020), on certification from In re: Plavix Marketing,… Read more »
2020/04/27
The Pennsylvania Bar Institute will be holding it’s next Cyberlaw Update program on April 27, 2020 in Pittsburgh. During this program, attendees will discuss: experiences with new state and EU regulations on privacy, current security dangers and data breach responses, the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud and other technologies in business, electronic communication and… Read more »
2020/03/05
Each year, the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) hosts one of the largest mock trial competitions in the nation. The PBA/YLD Mock Trial Competition gives more than 300 high school student teams from across the state the opportunity to act as lawyers and witnesses in simulated civil and criminal trials… Read more »
2020/02/26
As published in The New York Law Journal An amendment to New York’s data breach notification law, the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the SHIELD Act), will take effect on March 21, 2020. The amendment to the SHIELD Act creates stricter data security over confidential personal information and breach notification requirements to… Read more »
2020/02/20
On Thursday, February 20, Pietragallo Partner Jim Marrion will sit on a panel about the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. During this three-hour CLE, offered through the Allegheny County Bar Association, panelists will discuss, in-depth, the issues under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law that attorneys need to be aware… Read more »
2020/02/19
The Pietragallo Law Firm and S-E-A Limited are co-hosting an event on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 titled, “Defending Trucking and Vehicle Cases in the 21st Century.” During this dynamic event which begins at 11:30am, industry leaders will review a variety of topics unique to the trucking industry including: “Accident Reconstruction through 21st Century Visualization” and… Read more »
2019/11/01
U.S. News & World Report recognizes Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP as a 2020 Tier 1 Metro “Best Law Firm” in six practice areas in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These six practice areas are: Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL) Bet-the-Company Litigation (PGH) Health Care Law (PHL) Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (PGH) Personal Injury Litigation… Read more »
2019/11/07
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP Partner Gaetan J. Alfano will be presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s (“PBI”) November 7 Program, “Best Practices in Pretrial Litigation in the Federal Courts 2019.” The program will start at 9:00 AM and takes place at the CLE Conference Center in the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia. During… Read more »
2019/10/21
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce it will be an Advocate Sponsor of the 2019 Benefit for the Hub of Hope which will take place on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The Hub of Hope is a walk-in engagement center, in Philadelphia’s SEPTA’s Suburban Station, for… Read more »