Joseph A. Gershman

Joseph A. Gershman is a partner of Rich, Intelisano & Katz. His practice focuses on complex commercial, securities, real estate and bankruptcy litigation. Mr. Gershman is rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings as an AV Preeminent attorney, its highest designation, with his peers recognizing him as “an excellent lawyer” and “an outstanding litigator”. He is also a recipient of The Legal Aid Society’s 2013 Pro Bono Publico Award for outstanding service to the Society and its clients.

Mr. Gershman has extensive experience within the areas of complex commercial, securities, real estate and bankruptcy litigation, as well as commercial and securities arbitrations. He has represented financial services firms, hedge funds, real estate companies, law firms, litigation trusts, creditors committees and individuals in a broad variety of commercial disputes, including disputes involving securities fraud, contractual breaches, partnership disputes, lender liability claims, RICO claims, antitrust claims, and efforts to recover assets for the creditors of insolvent companies. Prior to becoming a partner at Rich, Intelisano & Katz, Mr. Gershman was a partner at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, and an associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel.

Mr. Gershman received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1996, cum laude, where he was a member of the Board of Student Advisers and Co-Chair of the Tenant Advocacy Project. He received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1990, cum laude, where he majored in public policy, attending the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is a member of the New York State Bar, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, and District of Colorado, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Gershman is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Federal Bar Council.

Harvard Law School

1996

Honors: cum laude

Princeton University

B.A.

1990

Honors: cum laude

Partner

Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP

2014 - Current

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP

Partner

2003 - 2014

Attorney

Cahill Gordon & Reindel

1996 - 2003

United States Peace Corps Volunteer

United States Peace Corps

1990 - 1992

Mali, West Africa

Pro Bono Publico Award

The Legal Aid Society

2013

AV Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review ratings

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Member

Current

Federal Bar Council - Second Circuit Courts Committee

Member

Current

New York State Bar  # 2828945

Member

1997 - Current

New York

Since 1997

2nd Circuit

U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

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