Mr Paul Burgo > Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP Offices
1633 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Paul Burgo
Work Department
Partner
Position
Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Plaintiffs’ Litigation; Securities Litigation
Career
Paul J. Burgo represents individuals, private equity funds, hedge funds, financial institutions and other corporations both as plaintiffs and defendants. He has successfully advocated for clients in disputes involving commercial law, finance, corporate governance, securities law, real estate, intellectual property, governmental investigations, telecommunications and bankruptcy law.
Paul has been recognized by The Legal 500 and as a Rising Star in New York Super Lawyers and was named Empire State Counsel for his pro bono work.
Memberships
New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2005); University of Rochester (B.A., 2001)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
New York-based Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP handle a steady stream of work from asset managers, hedge funds and private equity firms, also representing pharma, real estate and energy companies, as well as high net worth individuals. Marc Kasowitz
leads a broadly experienced team of litigators: Sheron Korpus boasts over deep experience in the field, Jennifer Recine is noted by clients as highly effective, while Paul Burgo and Kenneth R. David both have extensive knowledge in corporate governance, commercial law, and securities law. UK qualified Rob Rathmell joined the firm’s Washington DC office in July 2022 from Serle Court, along with internationally experienced Jason Short in New York, who arrived in August 2022 from Kobre & Kim.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > International litigation