Background
Battista, Paul J. was born on August 8, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Battista, Paul J. was born on August 8, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
University of Rhode Island (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1983). Boston University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1986).
Worked at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Massachusetts. 1989, Rhode Island; 1991, Florida.
Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Beta Alpha Psi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Torts and Commercial Paper. Note and Comment Editor, Annual Review of Banking Law, 1985-1986.
Author: "Bassler v. Central National Bank of Chicago - Implied Rights of Action Under Section 7: Does the End Justify the Means," 5 Ann. Rev. of Banking Law 277, 1986. Member: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar. (Miami Office). Kelley Drye & Warren, founded in 1836 in New York City, is today a leading international law firm of over 300 lawyers, serving clients across a wide-range of industries and legal practice areas, through a global network of offices, including Hong Kong, Brussels, and seven offices coast-to-coast in the United States. Lawyers in the firm deal with large-scale financial, corporate and real estate transactions, often involving cross-border issues, complex international tax issues and conflicting legal systems.
They also handle major domestic and international litigation of all kinds and specialize in such other areas as labor, bankruptcy, environmental law, immigration, employee benefits and representation of high net worth individuals and families. Lawyers in the firm's international practice group have been, in many cases, educated and trained in international jurisdictions, including Europe, Asia and India.
Member: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar. (Miami Office).