Peter
J.
Pizzi is a business litigator with
substantial experience in a broad
range of subject areas. His practice focuses on business litigation, securities
litigation and SRO arbitration,
Internet and IP litigation, and
labor and employment law.
Mr. Pizzi has handled
matters on behalf of corporate
clients in a broad
array of industries, including
pharmaceuticals, finance services,
computer technology, cosmetics,
industrial equipment, and
foodservice and food processors. Within those industries, he is
experienced with contract claims,
tort actions, whistleblower and
discrimination claims, securities
and consumer class actions,
shareholder derivative suits,
minority shareholder disputes, and
copyright and trademark actions.
The Board of Trial Attorney
Certification of the Supreme Court
of New Jersey designated Mr. Pizzi a Certified Civil Trial Attorney in
1998. He was recertified in 2006.
He is a
member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s
Commercial and Federal Litigation
Section and Co-Chair of the Section’s Internet and
Litigation Committee. He also serves as Co-Chair of the
New Jersey State Bar
Association’s Internet and Computer Law Committee.
Mr.
Pizzi regularly lectures at CLE
programs, frequently writes on
issues relating to technology law,
and is often consulted by news media
for insight regarding
technology-related topics.
In June 2009, won a federal jury trial
representing a Sardinian pecorino cheese
producer seeking to recover amounts due
for shipments claimed by the defendant
to be non-conforming;
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Currently representing parties in the
Merrill Lynch Auction Rate Securities
MDL litigation consolidated in the
Southern District of New York;
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Represents a defendant in an RICO MDL
proceeding in the District of
Connecticut involving pricing practices
in the food services industry;
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Advises the Audit Committee of a public
company on various compliance issues;
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Led a team performing an internal
investigation of whistleblower claims by
a former employee of one of New Jersey's
largest insurance and financial services
companies;
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Defended a consumer
class action which presented issues under the
Class Action Fairness Act and a class-action
waiver clause;
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Obtained dismissal
of a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower
complaint;
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Obtained a
favorable jury verdict defending a college
professor’s claims of sex discrimination;
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Tried to a
favorable federal court jury verdict an unfair
competition case;
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Succeeded at trial
in a minority shareholder’s squeeze-out
lawsuit;
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Successfully
represented corporate officers in securities
class actions and related SEC investigations.
Speaker, New Jersey Business &
Industry Association (NJBIA) conference
“Hot Topics in Employment Law,”
addressing Preventing Discrimination
and Harassment in the Workplace (October
2009)
Panelist, New York State Bar Association
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Spring
Meeting, "Ethical Issues Presented by Ex Parte
Subpoenas To Unmask Anonymous Defendants" (2004)
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Panelist, New Jersey ICLE Seminar, "Privacy
Issues in the E-Workplace: Individual Freedom of
Speech vs. The Company's Right to Protect
Itself" (2001)
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Panelist, New Jersey ICLE Labor Law Forum &
Bench Bar Conference,"Cyber Smear"
Litigation, Privacy, The Internet and the
Workplace" (2001)
