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John Rizio-Hamilton
Associate
M
r. Rizio-Hamilton has extensive experience in civil and criminal litigation.  Prior to joining the firm, he clerked for the Honorable Chester J. Straub of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  In that capacity, he worked on cases involving an accountant's duty to correct under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a question of first impression regarding class certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3).  Prior to clerking for Judge Straub, Mr. Rizio-Hamilton clerked for the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Rizio-Hamilton is currently a member of the teams prosecuting In re Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Derivative Litigation, In re RAIT Financial Trust Securities Litigation, and Mohammed Al-Beitawi, et al., v. Fremont General Corporation, et al.

New York
Tel: (212) 554-1505
Fax: (212) 554-1444
johnr@blbglaw.com
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Education:

John Hopkins University, 1997, B.A., with honors

Brooklyn Law School , J.D., summa cum laude; Editor-in-Chief of the Brooklyn Law Review; First-Place Winner of the J. Braxton Craven Memorial Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition

Bar Admission(s):

New York