James LoPiano

James M. LoPiano focuses his practice on securities litigation. He is part of the Firm’s case origination team, where he identifies and investigates potential violations of the federal securities laws.

James has been named a Super Lawyers® Rising Star each year since 2021. Prior to joining Pomerantz, James served as a Fellow at Lincoln Square Legal Services, Inc., a non-profit law firm run by faculty of Fordham University School of Law. James earned his J.D. in 2018 from Fordham University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and was awarded the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award, as well as a merit-based scholarship.

While in law school, James served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Stephen A. Bucaria of the Nassau County Supreme Court, Commercial Division of the State of New York. He also served as Senior Notes and Articles Editor of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal, and authored the publication “Public Fora Purpose: Analyzing Viewpoint Discrimination on the President’s Twitter Account,” Note, 28 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 511 (2018).

Additionally, James completed legal internships at the Authors Guild and the Fordham University School of Law’s Intellectual Property and Information Law Clinic, where he counseled clients and worked on matters related to Freedom of Information Act litigation, trademarks, and copyrights.

James earned his B.A. from Stony Brook University, where he double-majored in English and Cinema and Cultural Studies, completed the English Honors Program, was inducted into the Stony Brook University chapter of the International English Honors Society, and was awarded the university’s Thomas Rogers Award for best analytical paper in an English course by an undergraduate.

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