Background
Razzano, Frank Charles was born on February 25, 1948 in Brooklyn. Son of Pasquale Anthony and Agnes Mary (Borgia) Razzano.
Razzano, Frank Charles was born on February 25, 1948 in Brooklyn. Son of Pasquale Anthony and Agnes Mary (Borgia) Razzano.
Bachelor, St. Saint Louis University, 1969; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1972.
Worked at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky Limited Liability Partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1973. Admitted to bar, 1973, New York, United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1976, New Jersey, United States.
District Court, District of New Jersey and United States. Supreme Court; 1977, United States.
District Court, District of Maryland.
1978, United States. District Court, Northern District of California. 1982, District of Columbia and United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia.
1983, United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1984, Virginia and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1989, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1991, United States.
District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: Saint Louis University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1969). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1971-1972. Author: "Subsection 1962 (a) Under Siege," 3 RICO Law Reporter 3, June, 1986. "Arbitrability of RICO and Securities Claims," 4 RICO Law Reporter 486, October, 1986.
"FOIA and South.E.C. Inquiries: Breach of Corporate Confidentiality," 1 Corporate Information and Privacy Law Reporter 1, May, 1987.
"Arbitration After McMahon," 6 RICO Law Reporter 1, July, 1987. "RICO Discovery: A Defendant"s Viewpoint," 7 RICO Law Reporter 707, May, 1988.
"Securities and Exchange Commission Investigations," 1 Corporation Analysis 67, November, 1988, reprinted as a chapter in "How to Handle Government Investigations" (BLI, 1989). "Will Juries Now Define the Term Pattern of Racketeering," 9 RICO Law Reporter 414, March, 1989.
"FOIA and Securities and Exchange Commission InquiriesParticipant II," 1 Journal of Corporate Disclosure and Confidentiality 33, September, 1989.
"RICO"s Death Watch," 10 RICO Law Reporter 222, August, 1989. "Sentencing Commission Proposal, With Higher Fines, Makes Need Foreign Corporate Codes Even More Compelling," 5 BNA Corporate Counsel Weekly 8 December 5, 1990. "Multi-factor Test Gets Top Marks," 13 RICO Law Reporter 806 May, 1991.
"Can RICO Extend the Statute of Limitations for Section 10 (b) Violations?" 14 RICO Law Reporter 681, October, 1991.
"A New Avenue of Approach for RICO Defendants," 15 RICO Law Reporter 675, April, 1992. "American Money Laundering Statutes: A Case Foreign A Worldwide System of Banking Compliance Systems," 3 Journal of International Law and Practice 277, Summer, 1994 reprinted in Italian, 3 Tempi Romana 671, September-December 1994.
"Cooperate or Fight," 4 Prevention of Corporate Liability 12, February 1996. Civil Law Editor RICO Law Reporter, 1987.
Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Corporation Disclosure and Confidentiality, 1987.
Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Corporation Disclosure and Confidentiality, 1987. Assistant United States. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1975-1978.
Assistant Chief Trial Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1978-1982.
Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1987-1989. Chairman, Council on Sections, 1988-1989).
Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, Business Law Section).
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Military: Captain, United States.
Army, 1972-1980 (Resident). Foreign more than 40 years, Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky Limited Liability Partnership"s goal has been to achieve results for its clients.
The firm has long served as litigation counsel in numerous cases of national importance throughout the United States.
In the past two decades, DSM&O"s capabilities have branched out well beyond the litigation arena. Some of the nation"s most distinguished attorneys practicing in areas such as bankruptcy, corporate, energy, environment, financial institutions, government contracts, intellectual property, international trade and public policy have joined the firm. Today, versatility and breadth of experience across legal disciplines enable DSM&O to respond immediately and efficiently with a team approach to a client"s most urgent and complex legal problems.
Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Corporation Disclosure and Confidentiality, 1987. Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Corporation Disclosure and Confidentiality, 1987. Assistant United States.
Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1975-1978.
Assistant Chief Trial Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1978-1982. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1987-1989.
Chairman, Council on Sections, 1988-1989). Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, Business Law Section).
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
Military: Captain, United States. Army, 1972-1980 (Resident).
Married Stephanie Anne Lucas, January 10, 1970. Children: Joseph, Francis, Catherine.