Alexander G. Benisatto

Alexander G. Benisatto is a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation departments. Alex’s practice includes corporate and individual bankruptcy, corporate transactions and litigation involving such areas as bankruptcy, commercial transactions, environmental matters, business and partnership disputes and real estate.

Alex is a graduate of New York University and St. John’s University School of Law. While in law school, Alex served as Treasurer of the Bankruptcy Law Society and served as Articles & Notes Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. Alex also co-authored a Note published in the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review addressing ethical standards of conduct for attorneys representing corporate debtors, for which he received both state and national awards.

Alex is admitted to practice law before both the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York. He is a member of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, and the New York State Bar Association and has been recognized as New Jersey Super Lawyer – Rising Star since 2008 and as a New Jersey Super Lawyer since 2017.

Education
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law (2000)
B.A., New York University (1997)

Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

Awards & Recognitions

New Jersey Super Lawyer (2017-2019)

New Jersey Super Lawyers – Rising Star (2008-2015)

Recipient, 14th Annual New York State Bar Association Law Student Legal Ethics Award (2000)

Bar Admissions 
State of New Jersey
State of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Significant Representations

• Obtained summary judgment dismissing breach of contract, fraud and consumer fraud claims against real estate developer
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer against an employee seeking damages under various state and federal employment discrimination laws
• Obtained  summary judgment on behalf of New York venture capital company that was sued in action seeking to recover substantial commissions

Articles & Publications
Note, The Disinterested Standard of Section 327(a): Applying An Equitable Solution for Potential Conflicts in Small Bankruptcies, 7 AM. BANKR. INST. L. REV. 363 (1999)
Co-Author, Protection of Limited Liability Company Interests From Judgment Creditors, New Jersey Law Journal, May 7, 2015

Seminar Presentations

• Protecting Debtors and Creditors Under the Bankruptcy Laws, Hudson-Bergen Inn of Transactional Counsel (November 12, 2020)
• Primer on Debtor-Creditor Law, Hudson-Bergen Inn of Transactional Counsel (November 9, 2017)

Reported Decisions

• In re Estate of Byung-Tae Oh, 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 470 (App. Div. Mar. 23, 2021)
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. CMA Trading, Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127533, 2020 WL 4043954 (D.N.J. July 2, 2020)
• A&S Check Cashing, Inc. v. Rapid Check Cashing, Inc., 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2305 (Oct. 19, 2018)
• Bruder v. Hillman, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1583 (App. Div. June 6, 2017)
• In re Lyondell Chemical Co., 554 B.R. 655 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2016)
• In re Waterscape Resort, LLC, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 4951 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2013)
• In re Waterscape Resort, LLC, 2013 Bankr LEXIS 817 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2013)
• In re Raimondo, 2007 WL 2248068 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2007)
• New Jersey Eye Center, P.A. v. Princeton Insurance Co., 394 N.J. Super. 557 (App. Div. 2007)

 

Professional & Community Involvement 
Member, American Bar Association
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section)
Member, New York State Bar Association
Past Chairperson, Bergen County Bar Association (Environmental Law)
Committee Member, Bergen County Bar Association (Creditor-Debtor Section and Real Property Section)
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