Gaetan J. Alfano and Douglas K. Rosenblum to Present at Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2025 Bench-Bar & Conference

2025/10/09

On Friday, October 10, 2025, partners Gaetan J. Alfano and Douglas K. Rosenblum will present on “Building the “Better” Ponzi Scheme – The Par Funding Story,” at this years Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2025 Bench-Bar & Annual Conference. Attendees will get an in-depth discussion of one of the largest Ponzi scheme frauds to impact the Philadelphia region. This three day conference, held from October 9-11, 2025, will include more than 24 CLE programs with topics including commercial litigation, crisis management, AI copyright protection, and more. Interested in attending? Register here. Read More

23 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2026 The Best Lawyers In America and Ones to Watch

2025/08/21

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers have been named as 2026 The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch. In addition, partner Douglas Rosenblum has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Criminal Defense: White-Collar in Philadelphia. Best Lawyers recognition is determined entirely through peer review, aiming to reflect the consensus of leading attorneys on the professional excellence of their colleagues within the same region and practice area. The following is a full list of our 2026 honorees: 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 Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation – Construction Pamela Coyle Brecht Health Care Law Qui Tam Law Kerri Lee Cappella Family Law Scott A. Coffina Criminal Defense: White-Collar Mark Gordon Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance Transportation Law Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Kenneth J. Horoho, Jr. Family Law Latia R. J. Hubbard Railroad Law David E. Lamm Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 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 Francis E. Pipak, Jr. Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Marc S. Raspanti Corporate Compliance Law Criminal Defense: White-Collar Health Care Law Qui Tam Law Douglas K. Rosenblum Corporate Compliance Law Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Lawyer of the Year Clem C. Trischler Commercial Litigation Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Robert D. Weinberg Family Law Peter St. Tienne Wolff Commercial Litigation Litigation- Trusts and Estates Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Trusts and Estates The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®: Matthew Barnes Commercial Litigation Quintin DiLucente Commercial Litigation Ashley Kenny Criminal Defense: White-Collar About Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP 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

Chambers USA Recognizes Pietragallo as a 2025 Leading Law Firm in Pennsylvania

2025/06/05

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP has been recognized by Chambers and Partners USA in its 2025 Guide in the areas of False Claims Act in USA-Nationwide (Band 2), White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Pennsylvania (Band 2), and General Commercial in Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds (Band 3). Chambers ranks leading law firms and attorneys across the U.S. after extensive and in-depth research including interviews with clients and members of the legal community. Their rankings are based on the opinion of clients and peers, and by the quality of the firms work. Our attorneys were ranked in the following practice areas and regions: William Pietragallo- Litigation: General Commercial— Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds (Band 1) Peter St. Tienne Wolff– Litigation: General Commercial— Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds Pamela Coyle Brecht– False Claims Act: Plaintiff—USA: Nationwide (Band 1) Marc S. Raspanti- Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations— Pennsylvania (Band 1) & False Claims Act: Plaintiff-USA: Nationwide (Band 1) Douglas Rosenblum- Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations— Pennsylvania   About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and litigation law firm headquartered in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with five offices throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

20 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

2025/05/22

Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 20 lawyers have been named to the 2025 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, Super Lawyers select attorneys based on peer nominations and evaluations combined with their own independent research. Selections are made on an annual, state by state basis to develop an extensive list of remarkable attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and individuals seeking legal assistance. Only five percent of lawyers are selected to Super Lawyers and two and a half percent to Rising Stars. The following were recognized in the 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list: Gaetan J. Alfano (Top 100 in Philadelphia) Charles Avalli Joseph J. Bosick Kerri Lee Cappella (Top 50 Women in Pennsylvania, Top 50 in Pittsburgh) Mark Gordon Brennan Hart Kenneth J. Horoho, Jr. Christopher A. Iacono Michael A. Morse William Pietragallo, II Francis E. Pipak, Jr. Marc S. Raspanti (Top 100 in Philadelphia) Douglas K. Rosenblum Clem C. Trischler Robert D. Weinberg The following were recognized in the 2025 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list: Anthony Sarafino “Fino” Caliguire Alyssa Dedola Quintin DiLucente Ashley Kenny 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 five offices throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

Let’s Combat N.J. Cop Suicide Epidemic By Focusing On Mental Health, Resiliency

2025/05/19

Partner Scott Coffina authored “Let’s Combat N.J. Cop Suicide Epidemic By Focusing on Mental Health, Resiliency,” for NJ.com. Scott draws from his experience as a County Prosecutor in Burlington County, N.J., when discussing the mental health toll experienced by those on the front lines. Read the full article here. Read More

Philadelphia White Collar Bar Reception

2025/02/26

Co-Hosted By Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP Please join the Philadelphia White Collar Bar for a reception on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 from 6:00-8:30pm (EST) to kick off the ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime in Miami, FL. Several Philadelphia law and consulting firms are co-hosting cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen. Other Sponsors Include:  Zuckerman Spaeder Barnes & Thornburg Cooley LLP Charles River Associates DLA Piper LLP Eversheds Sutherland Hecker Fink LLP Hogan Lovells US LLP Kostelanetz LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Read More

Pietragallo Welcomes Gregory A. Mason

2024/12/09

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Gregory A. Mason to the firm’s Philadelphia office. Greg has joined the firm as senior counsel in our Government Enforcement, Compliance, & White Collar Litigation and the Qui Tam & False Claims Act Practice Groups. He focuses his practice on representing qui tam plaintiffs and defendants in False Claims Act cases, defending individuals and entities under criminal and civil investigation, litigating all aspects of fraud cases, and other complex matters, and more. As a former trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice (Civil Division, Fraud Section), he successfully led dozens of investigations and litigations and helped to recover over $100 million in settlements and resolutions of cases brought under the False Claims Act. Prior to his time at the Department of Justice, Greg worked in Washington, D.C. at a large law firm where he litigated cases involving a broad range of legal issues including government investigations, commercial disputes, breach of contract, intellectual property, defamation, and professional malpractice. Learn more about Greg here. About Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with six offices throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

Navigating the Storm: Pulling Through a Crisis When The Worst Is Over (Part 2)

2024/12/05

Organizations can face a crisis at any time. It can be specific to them, such as a food recall, a data breach or workplace violence, or it can be a crisis from the effects of a situation beyond its control, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. In the immediacy of a crisis, an organization can effectively manage the situation with (1) advance planning and having a team in place with assigned roles; (2) focused attention and sufficient resources to minimize the impact on those for whom the organization is responsible; and (3) frequent communication by organizational leaders with clear information about what has occurred, the present status, and how those impacted can connect with resources to help them recover. An organization’s leaders’ work is not finished once the immediate crisis subsides. There is still work to do to help the organization and those affected by the situation recover and transcend the crisis and refocus on the organizational mission. This article discusses how an organization can move beyond the “acute phase” of a crisis and navigate through the “recovery phase” to successfully put the entire matter behind it. While it is difficult to generalize, because each situation is different, successfully managing the aftermath of a crisis typically involves four specific elements: (1) Support those affected; (2) investigate what happened and how the organization responded; (3) take corrective action to avoid similar issues; and (4) liaise with local, state, and federal authorities. 1. Provide Support. Whether or not an organization technically is “at fault” in the crisis, making an effort to support those who have been affected by the incident is another important element of crisis management. It is common to see organizations step forward and help those who have been impacted. Examples: Schools routinely provide counseling to students and staff following acts of violence, and credit card companies provide free credit monitoring services after a security breach. Read More

Navigating the Storm: Effective Crisis Management (Part 1)

2024/12/03

It has been said that when everything’s a crisis, nothing’s a crisis. But over the past few years, we sure have seen a lot of genuine crises. School or workplace shootings, hateful and violent campus protests, hurricanes, food safety issues, cyberattacks, a pandemic, civil unrest, and getting caught up in a viral maelstrom in our contentious political climate (see, e.g., Bud Light). All have had profound impacts on organizations’ standing with key constituencies. The next crisis could be right around the corner, and the world will not be forgiving if we don’t handle it well. I have had the privilege of serving as the Burlington County (NJ) Prosecutor, as senior deputy chief counsel to Gov. Chris Christie, and as associate counsel to President George W. Bush, and have learned a few lessons (some of them the hard way) about managing crises. Fundamentally, it is critical that organizations have a crisis management plan and be in position to respond effectively to prevent an emergency from becoming a crisis, or mitigate the consequences of whatever crisis arises. Effective crisis management involves the following elements: 1. Forge a crisis game plan. 2. Focus on the safety of those directly affected. 3. Overcommunicate. 1. Have a gameplan before the crisis hits. A sound crisis management plan identifies the individuals who will be responsible for responding to a crisis and assigns them specific roles for that response. The group should meet periodically to “game plan” and develop check lists for responding to a reasonably foreseeable event. One important pre-incident focus should be on continuity of operations, addressing how to maintain operations if, for example, the entity has a COVID outbreak, or its facility is shut down for whatever reason. Most entities now are well-versed in remote operations, but COVID is yesterday’s crisis; organizations need to plan for tomorrow’s, and so 2020 plans should be revisited to ensure they will be effective in 2024-2025. Read More

Collateral Consequences of Healthcare Prosecutions

2024/11/21

An article from Pietragallo’s Government Enforcement, Compliance, & White Collar Litigation Group’s Publication of Staying Ahead of the Curve: Practical Guidance for Government Enforcement Matters and Internal Investigations. The full publication can be found here.   Assume for a moment you have been retained by a physician who has been charged with several counts of healthcare fraud. In the indictment, the government contends that your new client has been billing Medicare and Medicaid for services that were allegedly not provided over the course of several years. During your meeting with the client, he admits that some of his billing practices were improper, and although he may have defenses on some of the charges, he is considering whether to plead guilty. The decision on what stratagems to employ, like all other white-collar prosecutions, will depend on the client’s facts and circumstances. In healthcare prosecutions, however, there are several important collateral consequences that criminal counsel should consider when advising a healthcare provider client accused of criminal conduct. OIG Exclusions for Medicare and Medicaid The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is authorized to exclude healthcare providers from federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare, and federally funded state healthcare programs, such as Medicaid, based upon a criminal conviction. Once excluded, Medicare and/or Medicaid will not pay for any item or service furnished, ordered or prescribed, either directly or indirectly, by the excluded provider. Additionally, it is highly unlikely the provider will find employment with any entity, individual, or institution that relies on Medicare or Medicaid. As a result, exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid is one of the most significant sanctions that can be imposed on a healthcare provider, and can essentially end the career of a provider that relies heavily on such programs. Exclusions from these programs are either mandatory or permissive under the statute. Read More