John P. Scordo, Esq.
Professional Experience:
Mr. Scordo is a Partner at the law firm of Day Pitney LLP and is admitted to the Bars of the States of New York and New Jersey. Day Pitney is a 100 year-old law firm with approximately 400 attorneys and has offices in New York, New Jersey, Hartford, Boston and Washington D.C.
Mr. Scordo is vice-chair of the Insurance and Reinsurance
Disputes group, practices in the area of commercial litigation in state and
federal courts, primarily involving commercial disputes, insurance, mass tort
and securities. He counsels clients on issues involving data protection, privacy
breach litigation and electronic discovery.
His experience includes the handling of complex litigation and the negotiation
of claims/coverages under all types of insurance, including liability,
directors' and officers', property/business interruption, network security, data
breach liability, fidelity, title/closing protection, cargo, environmental
impairment, excess, Side A DIC, umbrella, life/accident, aviation, secured
creditor impaired property, media/publishers', employment practices,
professional liability, errors and omissions, health and group benefits, ERISA/fiduciary
and workers' compensation/employers' liability. Mr. Scordo is a member of the
firm's multi-disciplinary Nanotechnology practice group, focusing on insurance
issues.
Mr. Scordo regularly represents both purchasers and suppliers in disputes
involving large commercial supply contracts and the UCC, and represents
defendants in personal injury/mass tort and premises liability/security cases.
He has also represented landlords and tenants in disputes involving commercial
real estate, and lenders in litigation involving the foreclosure and collection
of large commercial loans.
Mr. Scordo is a commercial arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (FINRA) and has presided over and decided many complex cases. He
represents both claimants and respondents in commercial and security
arbitrations and litigations. He started with the firm in 1989 following a clerkship in the
New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
Articles:
* Speaker,
"E-Discovery: Is Your Company at Risk?" Association for Information and Image
Management, May 11, 2010
* Interviewed, "Why Your Data Can Reduce E-Discovery Abuses," The Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel, April 2010
* Co-author, "Nanotechnology: Insurance and Risk Management Implications," The
Risk Report, April 2010
* Co-Speaker, "Cyber Liability in an Automated Business Climate From legislation
to litigation...how to manage the risk," Day Pitney Seminar, February 4, 2010
* Co-author, "Litigation After A Data Breach: The Heartland Experience," Day
Pitney Alert, January 20, 2010
* Co-author, "Zurich North America Announces Development of Nanotechnology Risk
Assessment Protocol," Day Pitney Alert, July 30, 2009
* Moderator, "Nanotechnology: The Next 10 Years," Nanotechnology Health & Safety
Forum, Seattle, WA, June 8-9, 2009
* Featured, "Day Pitney LLP Partners Named as Top Litigation Practitioners by
Benchmark: Litigation, 2009," Day Pitney Press Release, December 2008
* Co-author, "Insurance Company Takes Measures Against Unknown Dangers of
Nanotechnology," Day Pitney Alert, October 16, 2008
* Speaker, "Cyber Insurance," Mutual Service Office's Internet and E/Commerce
Seminar for Insurers, October 2008
* "Coverage Issues Implicated In Network Security Insurance," The Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel, August 2008
* White Paper, "A Comparison of Available Cyber Insurance Policies," Summer 2008
* Co-author, "Producing Electronically Stored Information," The Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel, December 2007
* Co-author, No Duty To Defend Mixed Claims Cases," New Jersey Law Journal, June
25, 2007
* Co-author, "Bad Faith Claims Under New Jersey Law, The Metropolitan Corporate
Counsel, June 2007
* "NJM v. Oscar Vizcaino - Summary of Case Decided by New Jersey Appellate
Division That Re-Affirms the 'Burd' Rule," Day Pitney Alert, May 7, 2007
* Co-author, "The Validity Of A Discovery Subpoena Issued By An Arbitrator To A
Third Party," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January 2007
* "On The Front Lines Of The Electronic Discovery Debate," An interview by the
editor of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 2005
* Speaker, "Electronic Discovery and Hot Issues Practicing in Federal District
Court," Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, March 2004
* Co-author, "Electronic Data Production - Courts Begin to Set Parameters -
Parts I & II," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel," January/February 2004
* Co-author, "When A Buyer Requires Less Than Expected: Seller's UCC Remedies In
Requirements Contracts" - Parts I & II, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel,
October/November 2003
* Co-author, "New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Choice-of-Law in Multi-State
Environmental Cases," New Jersey Law Report, July 1998
* Co-author, "New Jersey Insureds Can Seek Coverage for Employment-Related
Claims Under Various Liability Policies," New Jersey Law Report, 1997
* Co-author, "New Jersey's Entire Controversy Doctrine Can Be Satisfied By
Notifying the Trial Court of Related Claims Prior to Completion of the Pending
Action," New Jersey Law Report, 1997
Education"
* New York Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1988, Research Editor, New York Law
School Law Review
* Rutgers University, Cook College, B.S., 1985, Meteorology
Admissions:
* State of New York
* State of New Jersey
* U.S. Supreme Court
* U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
* U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
* U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Professional Affiliations"
* Council on Litigation Management
* American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
* New Jersey State Bar Association, Insurance Section
Awards and Achievements:
* Recognized as a
leading litigation practitioner in Benchmark: Litigation, the Definitive Guide
to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2009
* Mr. Scordo has been quoted in the mainstream press on electronic discovery and
insurance issues. He has been interviewed and quoted in the Hartford Business
Journal, Newark Star-Ledger and New Jersey Law Journal.
* Appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a member of the Board of Trustees
of the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey, March 2009
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