Richard Bemporad

Partner
   

Phone: 914.681.0200
Fax: 914.684.0288
Email: RB@ddw-law.com

Practice Areas

Biography

Mr. Bemporad is a member of the Commercial Litigation practice group. He is a highly experienced litigator who handles a wide range of securities, accounting and complex litigation disputes.

Mr. Bemporad has handled numerous high-profile and complex litigations, including lawsuits arising under federal and state securities and consumer protection laws, plus litigation involving shareholder rights and corporate governance. Mr. Bemporad regularly represents public and private pension funds, investment advisors and money managers in complex business litigations. Mr. Bemporad is certified AV, the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Bemporad was a senior partner with Lowey Dannenberg Bemporad Selinger & Cohen, P.C., one of the premier law firms in the nation specializing in complex securities and commercial litigation. He began his career at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, where he also specialized in complex commercial, securities and corporate litigation.

Education

  • Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1975)
  • State University of New York, Buffalo (B.A., 1972) (Phi Beta Kappa) (Summa Cum Laude)

Publications

  • Injunctive Relief in SEC Civil Actions: "The Scope of Judicial Discretion", 10 Colum. J. Law & Social Problems, No. 3 (1974)
  • "A Practitioner's Guide to the Settlement Notice Provisions of the PSLRA", Corporate Counsel Newsletter (1999)
  • Numerous articles for PLI in connection with appearances on panels lecturing on complex securities, accounting or corporate governance matters

Seminars

  • Lecturer, PLI and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (matters concerning securities, corporate governance or stockholder litigation)

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

 

1 North Lexington Avenue - White Plains, NY 10601 - Phone: (914) 681-0200 - Fax: (914) 684-0288 - E-mail: info@ddw-law.com