Overview
Anthony (Tony) A. Bongiorno has extensive jury trial experience in a variety of commercial matters and serves as the partner-in-charge of the Firm’s Boston office. Tony has successfully tried cases in various federal and state courts around the country. In addition to his significant jury trial experience, Tony has also tried matters under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution and the International Chamber of Commerce. Tony has represented clients in many industries, including energy, health care, biotech and construction.
Tony focuses his practice on mass tort, product liability defense and complex litigation. Tony also has extensive experience in health care litigation, as well as data privacy and data security matters, including issues arising from the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
In the employment area, Tony has represented publicly owned and privately held companies on employment and retirement issues, in disputes that arise under stock option plans, such as exercise, vesting and valuation, and in trade secret litigation.
Results
- Obtained a landmark $230 million arbitration award on behalf of an ethanol plant developer in a case involving complex pricing issues pertaining to the ethanol, corn and related commodity markets
- Represented a multinational petroleum company in a mass tort, product liability multi-district litigation that culminated in a seven-month jury trial
- Defended a public utility in a lengthy trial involving the failed development of a cogeneration project in Massachusetts
- Represented an international developer in a lengthy arbitration involving the largest proposed wind farm project in the United States
- Enforced nondisclosure and non-competition agreements and successfully defended a client in a trial involving an issue of first impression under Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Defended a leading sports and entertainment insurance company in a trial involving claims for misappropriation of trade secrets and employee raiding
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 2017
- The Best Lawyers in America 2013 to 2020
- Benchmark Litigation 2014 and 2015, 2018 to 2020 Litigation Star, Products Liability and Commercial Litigation
Community
- Boston Bar Association
Credentials
Education
Boston University School of Law, JD, 1989
Amherst College, BA, 1986
Admissions
Massachusetts
Courts / Agencias
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
