Gerald J. Schirato

is an experienced litigator who represents clients nationally in complex commercial litigation . He has led teams in cases pending in state and federal courts and arbitrations throughout the country. Mr. Schirato’s litigation practice is eclectic and has covered a wide-range of legal disciplines, including disputes involving contracts, construction, employment, real estate, banking, intellectual property, trade secret, property tax, corporate dissolution, and corporate governance. Mr. Schirato has represented private companies, publicly traded companies, and financial institutions spanning a variety of industries, including companies in the energy sector, transportation industry, the banking and financial industry, education, manufacturing, clothing, medical, and technology industries. Mr. Schirato has served as lead trial counsel for a number of clients where cases have gone to verdict. Mr. Schirato has both recovered and saved clients of the firm tens of millions of dollars in settlements, judgments, and extra judicial procedures.

Mr. Schirato is a 2005 graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was managing editor of Vanderbilt Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif, and a magna cum laude graduate of Dickinson College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2015-present
- Associate, 2008-2014
•Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis
- Associate, 2005-2008
- Summer Associate, 2004
•McGuireWoods LLP
- Summer Associate, 2003-2004

Honors and Awards

•Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2012-2015, 2017-2019

Selected Publications

•Co-author, United States, International Civil Procedure, Second Edition, Chapter 14, November 2011
•Co-author, Judge Corporate-Funded Studies on Their Merits, National Law Journal, August 16, 2011
•Co-author, Pa. Supreme Court to Address Exclusivity of Pa. Workers' Compensation Act in Asbestos Cases, Duane Morris Alert, June 9, 2011