Charles Platto
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Law Offices of Charles Platto 1020 Park Avenue, Suite 6B New York, NY 10028 |
Email: cplatto@plattolaw.com
Telephone: 212-423-0579 Fax: 212-423-0590 |
Job Experience
Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellow, 1969-1971Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Associate, New York and Paris (as conseil juridique), 1971-1979
Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York
Partner, 1980-1991
Chairman, Litigation Education Committee, 1987-1991
New York University School of Law, New York
Adjunct Associate Professor of Insurance Law, 1990-1994
Brooks McNally Platto & Vitt, Norwich, VT and Hanover, NH
Partner, 1991-1999
Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT
Adjunct Professor of Insurance Law, 1993 - 2006
Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn, New York
Partner in charge of United States practice, 1994-1997
Law Offices of Charles Platto, PLC, Norwich,VT, Hanover, NH and New York, NY, Partner,1999 - 2006
Fordham Law School, New York
Adjunct Professor of Insurance Law, 2002 - present
Wiggin and Dana LLP, New York
Partner in charge of national insurance practice, 2007 – 2009
Law Offices of Charles Platto, New York
(domestic and international commercial and insurance arbitration, mediation, expert witness services, litigation oversight/management) 2009 - present
Represented insurance companies, brokers and insureds in complex domestic and international insurance and reinsurance litigations, arbitrations and regulatory proceedings and coverage matters for more than twenty-five years. Argued appeals for insurance industry before New York Court of Appeals and before the Vermont Supreme Court.
Lecturer on New York insurance law issues for the American Arbitration Association
Expert witness on insurance issues in court and arbitration proceedings
Advisor on claims adjusting procedures
New York and national coverage counsel to leading insurance organization on environmental/professional liability issues
Adjunct professor, teaching Principles of Insurance Law and Insurance Litigation at New York University School of Law, Vermont Law School and Fordham Law School
Retained by national insurance trade associations to submit amicus briefs to U.S. Supreme Court and New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Division
INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERIENCE
Involved in international commercial and litigation matters since 1974. Practiced for two years in Paris. Have written and lectured widely on intemationa1 litigation matters. Member U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on Judgments and Internationa1 Law Section of Law Committee of American Arbitration Association. Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Tribunal.
BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION, ARBITRATION &
MEDIATION
Over twenty-five years experience in a wide range of general business and commercial litigation , arbitration and mediation matters, representing large and small companies in contract negotiations and drafting and business disputes. Arbitrator in ICC and AAA matters. Counsel in JAMS and private and court mediations.
Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1966University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1969
Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review
New York University School of Law, L.L.M., 1974
