Salvatore J. Graziano - New York, NY
Attorney at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Securities Lawyers in New York, NY
1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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34
Years
Experience
New York Securities Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Securities
Attorney Information
Overview
SALVATORE J. GRAZIANO, an experienced trial attorney, has taken a leading role in a number of major securities fraud class actions over the past seventeen years on behalf of institutional investors and hedge funds nationwide. These high profile cases include In re Raytheon Sec. Litig. (D. Mass.) (total recoveries in excess of $460 million); In re Refco Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.) (total recoveries in excess of $400 million); In re MicroStrategy, Inc. Sec. Litig. (E.D. Va.) (total recoveries in excess of $150 million); In re Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Sec. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.) (total recovery of $125 million); and In re New Century (C.D. Cal.) (total recoveries of approximately $125 million).
Mr. Graziano has been recognized by his peers and adversaries as “a wonderfully talented lawyer with excellent judgment” (Chambers USA, 2011); an attorney who performs “top quality work” (Benchmark Litigation, 2011, 2012); a “highly effective litigator” (US Legal 500, 2010, 2011); and “a smart, aggressive lawyer who works hard for his clients” (Chambers USA, 2010). He was selected as one of the 2011 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
Mr. Graziano is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He is currently serving as the President of the National Association of Shareholder & Consumer Attorneys, and has served as a member of the Financial Reporting Committee and the Securities Regulation Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Graziano served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
Mr. Graziano regularly lectures on securities fraud litigation and shareholder rights.
Awards and Honors
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Included on the 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New York — Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2011 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2010 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2009 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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New York University School of Law,
New York,
New York, 1991
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Non Legal Education
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New York University School of Arts and Science,
New York,
New York, 1988
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors
Major: Psychology
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2010
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2012
Other Affiliations
- New York City Bar Association, Financial Reporting Committee
Contact
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Phone Number: (212) 554-1538
Fax Number: (212) 554-1444
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.blbglaw.com
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