Pizzi to Speak on Cutting Edge Litigation Issues at New York State Bar Association’s Spring Meeting of the Litigation Section

Roseland, NJ, March 24, 2008 – Peter J. Pizzi will speak on cutting edge litigation issues at the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s Spring Meeting in Manchester, Vermont. The Conference, entitled, “Commercial Litigation Issues for the 21st Century,” will take place May 2 -4, 2008. Mr. Pizzi’s session, “Social Networks, Bloggers and Internet Jurisdiction,” will address “hot-button” litigation issues in the Web 2.0 world, including litigation arising out of user-generated content, social networks, and virtual worlds.

Mr. Pizzi is chair of Connell Foley’s Internet and Information Technology practice and also co-chair of the Intellectual Property practice. His practice is devoted primarily to business and employment litigation, securities litigation and SRO arbitration, and the protection of corporate intellectual property. The Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board of Trial Attorney Certification, has designated him a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, and recertified him in January 2006.

Mr. Pizzi 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 Internet and Computer Law Committee for the New Jersey State Bar Association. For more information, contact Peter Pizzi at (973) 533-4221 or ppizzi@connellfoley.com.