New York, New York
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phone | 212-682-1818 800-497-8076 |
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Benjamin Bianco was admitted to the bar of the State of New York in 2003. Mr. Bianco's practice focuses on complex class action litigation specializing in antitrust, securities, and consumer fraud actions.
Prior to joining Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP in September 2010, Mr. Bianco spent the last two and half years in the civil prosecution of antitrust and securities fraud class actions at Labaton Sucharow LLP. Before joining Labaton in March 2008, Mr. Bianco spent over 5 years practicing complex commercial litigation--including numerous antitrust and securities actions in state and Federal courts, before the Securities and Exchange Commission, and international arbitration panels--at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Sidley Austin LLP.
Mr. Bianco received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and B.A. from Gonzaga University. At Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Bianco was Vice-President of the Moot Court Honor Society and a member of the Journal of Law and Policy.
- Areas of Practice:
- Complex Class Action Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- New York, 2003
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2005
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2005
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2009
- Education:
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York,
2002
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Barristers Award
Law Journal: Journal of Law and Policy, Member - Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington,
1998
B.A.
- Published Works:
- Recent Developments in Class Arbitration, Mealey's Litigation Report, Sept. 17, 2009
- Representative Cases:
- CVS Caremark Securities Litigation (D.R.I.)
- In re Aftermarket Filters Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.)
- In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antirust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.)
- In re Amaranth Natural Gas Commodities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.)
- In re Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation II (W.D. Pa.)
- In re NovaGold Resources Inc. Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.)
- In re Optiver Commodities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.)
- OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Securities Litigation (D. Colo.)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Gonzaga University New York City Alumni Chapter
- President