Joseph D. Pizzurro

Partner, Litigation Chair

Email: jpizzurro@curtis.com

New York

Phone: +1 212 696 6196

Fax: +1 917 368 8996

Washington, D.C.

Phone: +1 202 452 7373

Fax: +1 202 452 7333

Houston

Phone: +1 713 759 9555

Fax: +1 713 759 0712

Joseph Pizzurro has wide-ranging experience in international litigation and commercial arbitration and a sharp focus on representing sovereign states and state-owned entities.

International Commercial Arbitration

Mr. Pizzurro has a wide range of experience in international commercial arbitration, having acted as counsel for both claimants and defendants in proceedings conducted in the United States and abroad. He has represented clients in arbitrations under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Sovereign Representation in the U.S. Courts

During the course of his career, Mr. Pizzurro has represented many sovereign states and state owned entities in numerous United States litigations as well as commercial arbitrations. He has an expertise in the specific issues that arise for sovereign states in United States litigation, including those under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

Commercial and Securities Litigation

Mr. Pizzurro has represented governments, governmental agencies, public and private corporations in numerous proceedings within the United States and abroad. He has extensive experience in a full range of commercial, securities and business-related litigation throughout the United States, at both the trial and appellate levels.

Awards

AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Education

Boston College Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order Of The Coif
Boston College Law Review, Member and Contributing Editor

College of the Holy Cross, B.A.

Admitted to Practice

New York

Washington, D.C.

Courts

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit

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

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

U.S. District Court - District of Columbia

U.S. District Court - Northern District of California

Membership

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

District of Columbia Bar Association

American Bar Association

Federal Bar Council

American Society of International Law