John Giardino is a member of Pryor Cashman’s Litigation Group, representing clients in a wide range of complex and high-stakes cases.

His notable representations include:

  • The $1.2 billion collapse of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Program.
  • The developers of the landmark redevelopment of The Apthorp on New York City’s Upper West Side after the project’s lender, Anglo-Irish Bank, was taken over by the Irish government.
  • Hundreds of companies across New York in class action litigation with third-party administrators of group self-insurance trusts.
  • A developer in litigation with a mortgage lender over advances, completion milestones, and funding restrictions imposed by a regulatory takeover.

In addition to his work as a litigator, John’s transactional matters include advising on a $1.4 billion bond program for modernization of an urban school district, and several deals allowing health care institutions to improve building systems and medical technology and instrumentation.

John’s high regard within the legal community led to his selection as one of the few legal professionals chosen to serve on the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) COVID-19 Task Force, created to address pandemic-related issues impacting the legal profession, the judicial system, and the public.

Education

  • State University of New York Buffalo Law School (J.D.)
  • Kenyon College (A.B.)

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York

Professional Affiliations

  • American Board of Trial Advocates (past Chapter President)
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • New York Bar Association