John M Desiderio - New York, NY

John M. Desiderio has been a practicing attorney in New York City for over forty years. His practice is concentrated in real estate litigation, antitrust and trade regulation, intellectual property, and food and drug law.

Mr. Desiderio received his A.B. degree from Fordham College in 1963, an LL.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1966, and an LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law in 1969. He served as a Captain in U.S. Army Intelligence from 1966 to 1968.

From 1969 to 1980, Mr. Desiderio was an Assistant New York State Attorney General under Attorneys General Louis Lefkowitz and Robert Abrams, and from 1972 to 1980 he served as Chief of the Attorney General's Anti-Monopolies (now Antitrust) Bureau.

Mr. Desiderio entered private practice in 1981 and represented clients in antitrust, RICO, real estate, and general civil litigation. From 1989 to February 1999, he was a member of the firm of Bass & Ullman, P.C.

He has extensive experience in conducting and defending depositions and in conducting trials and arguing appeals in both New York State and federal courts. In addition to his many court appearances within New York State, Mr. Desiderio has appeared in and argued matters in the federal courts in Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, Hartford, Knoxville, Los Angeles, Newark, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., and he has appeared in and argued, pro hac vice, at both the trial court and appellate levels in the courts of the State of Illinois.

Mr. Desiderio's reported cases include: Nutritional Health Alliance v. Food and Drug Administration, 318 F3d 92 (2d Cir.2003); Million Gold Realty Co. v. SE&K Corp., 4 AD3d 196, 772 NYS2d 271 (1st Dept. 2004); Anthony Gangi v. Solgar Co., Inc., 267 AD2d 350, 699 NYS2d 922 (2d Dept. 1999); Alleghany Pharmacal Corporation, et al v. Parbel of Florida, Inc., 226 AD2d 104, 640 NYS2d 507 (1st Dept. 1996); Shulton, Inc. v. Optel Corporation, et al, 698 F. Supp. 61 (D.N.J. 1988); Frank Saltz & Sons, Inc. v. Hart Schaffner & Marx, 1985-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 66,768 (S.D.N.Y. 1985).

Mr. Desiderio's has published articles on issues involving real estate law, antitrust law, and food and drug law.

Mr. Desiderio is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Mr. Desiderio was elected to the Board of Governors of the Columbus Citizens Foundation in 2008.