Joseph L. Kociubes

Joe Kociubes is a partner in Bingham’s Securities and Financial Institutions Litigation Group and has been with the firm since 1974. Joe is a trial lawyer focusing on civil litigation, including commercial, licensing, energy, financial services, real estate, securities, insurance and constitutional litigation, as well as domestic and international arbitrations. He has tried cases in state and federal courts across the United States and has also appeared before administrative and regulatory agencies.

Joe is named a leading lawyer in various guides and publications, including Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers (Best Lawyers has named him Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Mediation, First Amendment, and Securities Litigation), BTI, Lawdragon 500, Lawdragon 3000 and Super Lawyers. He is recognized by Chambers USA as “a fantastic lawyer” with a “remarkable presence in commercial litigation.” One source stated, “He is truly great in a trial — I haven’t seen anyone who can equal him.” Joe is also fellow of the invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Joe is a firmwide litigation training partner.

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Areas of Practice 1) Banking and Leveraged Finance, 2) Commercial Litigation, 3) Consumer Products Litigation, 4) Energy, 5) Financial Institutions Regulatory, 6) Enforcement and Litigation, 7) Insurance, 8) Intellectual Property, 9) International Arbitration, 10) Securities Litigation and 11) Tax
Law School Harvard Law School, J.D., 1974
Education University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1969
Bar Member / Association Massachusetts State Bar Association
Most recent firm Bingham McCutchen LLP
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