Gaetan J. Alfano is a partner with Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he has tried hundreds of cases to verdict in state and federal court and has significant appellate experience. He represents clients in commercial and employment disputes, insurance insolvency, receivership matters, internal investigations, and white collar criminal defense cases. Prior to private practice, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia.
The 2016 Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Mr. Alfano has litigated numerous cases involving business disputes among law firms and attorneys, including dissolutions, separations, client retention and transition, fee disputes, advertising, unfair competition, and malicious prosecution claims. He regularly defends attorneys in professional liability and disciplinary matters.
With dozens of reported cases, he has amassed a significant record of results for his clients during his over 35 years of diverse trial experience including: a reinsurance recovery case with a post-trial settlement of $44.9 million—the largest reinsurance recovery in Pennsylvania history at the time; an SEC receivership in which he tried a private contribution claim under Section 10(b) to verdict; a $3 billion insolvency representing the Pennsylvania Insurance Department as liquidator; an employment-related action representing a law firm in Pennsylvania state court; and a trial to verdict under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Act.
Mr. Alfano has received numerous peer awards and honors and has been selected as one of the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® from 2004 through 2023, an honor reserved for 5 percent of the Pennsylvania Bar; he was selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 for his work in Bet-the- Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment, and Litigation.
Mr. Alfano has spoken nationally on litigation topics, and is a co-author of Pennsylvania Causes of Action, currently in its 12th edition.